CO129-573-10 Registration of Persons (No 2) Amendment Ordinance- 1938 19-5-1938 - 28-11-1938 — Page 26

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A BILL

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[No. 6-22.4.38.-2.]

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Registration of Persons Ordin-

ance, 1934.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Registration of Short title. Persons Amendment Ordinance, 1938.

2. The Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1934, is Amendment amended-

(a) by the insertion of the following heading immediately after section 1 thereof, namely, "PART I.";

(b) by the insertion immediately after the word specified" in the sixth line of section 3 (1) thereof of the words and figure: "in Form No. 1".

of

of Ordinance No. 3 of 1934: new head- ing;

amendment of section

3 (1).

3. The Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1934, is New Part amended by the insertion, immediately after section 5, the following heading and sections, as Part II thereof :

PART II.

II for Ordinance No. 3 of 1934.

6. In this Part, "British subject means a male person Definition. of or over the age of eighteen years who is a British subject within the meaning of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, and has not attained the age of fifty-five 4 & 5 Geo. 5 years.

c. 17.

7.-(1) The following persons shall be exempt from the Exemp- following provisions of this Part:-

(a) persons of Chinese race;

(b) members of His Majesty's regular naval, military or air forces and the Hong Kong Police Force.

(2) The Governor in Council may by notification in the Gazette exempt any person or member of a class of persons from the following provisions of this Part, and may revoke any such exemption.

tions.

Return of

certain particulars

to be made

8. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 7, every British subject shall make and sign a return, to the best of his knowledge and belief correct, in Form No. 2 in the Schedule, of the information and particulars specified in the said form, and shall deliver the return to the Commissioner Police. of Police.

to Commis- sioner of

Schedule. Form No. 2.

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