CO129-590-21 Government funds- temporary provisions 23-12-1941 - 4-12-1942 — Page 59

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grativities and allowances

(d) the making of grants.

any fund or association

the purposes of which for the time being include the assistience of any persons mentioned in the preceding Suten paragraph;

Transfer of functions of Governor, etc.

odification

& enactmente,

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and the making

of granks,

pensions at rates prescribed by law, of

persons formerly in that service;

<gratuitie's

the payment of pensions or allowances at rates

prescribed by law or, where no rates are BO

prescribed, at such rates as the Secretary of

State shall determine, to or for the benefit (or their

of wives, children and dependants) of persons

whether such persons are living or not

mentioned in the foregoing paragraph/or, in

to or for the benefit of

special cases, other persons resident or

or their wives, children and dependant previously resident in the Colony, In either

case whether such persons are living or not;

any other purposes of the Government of the

Colony:

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Frovided that nothing in this section shall authorise the application of the capital moneys of the Exchange

Fund established by the Currency Ordinance, 1935, except

for purposes prescribed in that Ordinance as amended by

subsequent Ordinances or for the redemption of Hong Kong

currency.

(2) For the purposes of this section a person shall be deemed to be a dependant of another person if the

Secretary of State is satisfied that he ers was sub- stantially

web dependant upon that other person for support.

3. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Order

all the functions of the Governor, the Governor in

Executive Council or any officer or authority of the

Government of the Colony under the enactments mentioned

in the First Schedule to this Order shall be regarded as

transferred to shall be exereisable by the Secretary

of State.

and

4. (1) The enactments mentioned in column 1 of the

Second Schedule to this Order she

this Order shall have effect subject

to the modifications set out in colum 2 of the said

Schedule,