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This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

HONG EUNG

No. 12 or 1971.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

I assent.

Hanch

Governor.

25th March, 1971.

An Ordinance to provide for maintenance of certain dependants

out of the estates of deceased persons.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and

consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Deceased's Family Short title and Maintenance Ordinance 1971 and shall come into operation en a

day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"court" means the Supreme Court;

"death duties" means estate duty under the Estate Duty Ordinance

and every other duty leviable or payable on death; "dependant", in relation to a deceased person, means—

(a) a wife or husband of the deceased by a valid marriage;

commencement,

Interpretation.

(Cap. 13