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Ordinance No. 9 of 1996.

[₫/. 62 & 53 Việt ra, B.38(0).]

'disallowance" means the signification of His Majesty's pleasure not to allow an Ordinance;

"Dominion" shall mean Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Pakistan, Southern Rhodesia and Ceylon and any territory or group of territories within the Commonwealth which may be or hereafter become a self-governing Dominion;

"enactment" means any provision made by com- petent authority having the force of law and any part of such provision;

Secretary;

"Financial Secretary" includes Deputy Financial

"financial year" means the twelve months ending on the 31st day of March in any year;

**Gaselle" means the Hong Kong Government Gazette and any Supplement thereto, and includes the Hong Kong (British Military Administration) Gazette published on or between the tath day of October, 1945 and the 1st day of May, 1946;

Kong:

"Government" means the Government of Hong

"Government Chemist" includes any chemist appointed by the Governor under the Adulterated Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1935;

"Government Printer" means the Government Printer of the Colony, and includes any printer purporting to be the printer authorized by Government to print enactments;

"Governor" means the Governor of Hong Kong and includes the officer for the time being administering the Government of Hong Kong and also includes the Governor's Deputy exercising any power which he is duly appointed to exercise under the Royal Letters Patent constituting the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kang and its Dependencies;

and where the Governor of Hong Kong is not intended-

"Governor'"* means, in respect of any Dominion,

the Governor General and includes any person who for the time being has the power of the Governor General;

and as respects any other British possession, territory under the protection of His Majesty or any mandated or trust territory, means the Governor or Administrator of that possession or territory and includes the officer for the time being administering the Government of that possession or territory :

"Governor in Council" or "Governor in Executive Council"" or "Governor with the advice of the Executive Council** means the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council, but not necessarily in such Council assembled;

"Harbour" means the harbour of Victoria and includes the waters of the Colony within the boundaries specified in the Third Schedule;

"Health Officer" includes the Deputy Director of Health Services, any medical officer appointed as a health officer by the Governor, any veterinary officer and any officer for the time being performing the duties of a health officer or veterinary officer under any enactment;

"imperial enactment'' means any enactment made by competent authority in the United Kingdom and includes an Order in Council;

"Imperial Parliament" and "Parliament" mean the Parliament of the United Kingdom;

"imprisonment" shall import imprisonment with hard labour save where a sentence of less than two years is imposed or where imprisonment is imposed for not finding sureties and, if a sentence of less than two years is imposed, shall mean imprisonment without hard labour unless a judge or a magistrate otherwise orders;

"judge" means any judge of the Supreme Court; and where any civil jurisdiction is required to be exercised by a judge, such jurisdiction, if it is not otherwise expressed, shall be exercisable by a judge sitting in chambers;

"justice" or "justice of the peace" means a person appointed by the Governor to be a justice of the peace for the Colony;

"Kowloon" means that portion of the peninsula. of Kaulung which was ceded to Great Britain by the Emperor of China on the 24th day of October, 1860;

"Legislative Council" and "legislature" mean the [ 52 & 59

Vict. 9.48, Legislative Council of Hong Kong; and when used with reference

&18(7).] to a British possession other than Hong Kong, mean the authority,

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