CO129-592-16 Future policy- interpretation proclamation 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945 — Page 23

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"Gazetto" means the British Military Administration

Gazette published for Malaya and includes any separate British Military aministration Gazette which may be published for the Settlement of Singapore;

"Legal Officer" means the officer of the Civil Affairs

Service appointed Legal Office, Singapore;

"Malay Peninsula" means Malaya excluding the Settlement

of Singapore and the Cocos Islands and North Keeling Island;

"Malaya" means

(a) the Settlement of Singapore, the Settlement of Fonang and the Settlement of Malacca, all as hereinafter defined;

(b)

the Malay States of Porak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan,

Pahang, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Trengganu and Perlis, all islands forming part of such States and the territorial waters thereof;

"officer" means an officer commissioned or in pay as an

officer in His Majesty's forces, or any arm, branch or part thereof;

"Proclamation" means any Proclamtion made by or under

the authority of the Supreme Allied Commander which relates to Malaya or to the Settlement of Singapore;

"Region" means any one of the regions into which the Settlement of Singapore may from time to time be divided for the purpose of the British Military Administration, Malaya;

"Senior Civil Affairs Officer" means an officer of the

Civil Affairs Service appointed to be in chage of a Region;

"Settlement of Malacca" includes the Settlement of

Malacca, all islands and places forming part of such Settlement and all British waters adjacent thereto;

"Settlement of Penang" includes the Settlement of

Penang, all islands and places forming part of such Settlement, and all British waters adjacent thereto;

"Settlement of Singapore" includes the Island of

Singapore, all other islands and places forming part of such Settlement and all British waters adjacent thereto, but does not include the Cocos Islands and North Keeling Island.

"written law" includes all Ordinances of the Colony

of the Straits settlements and all orders, proclamations and letters patent and all rules, by-laws and regulations (including Defence Regulations) made by any body or person having authority under any statutory or other enactment or Order in Council to make the same for the said Colony..