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

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Holder of Office or

Public Body

THE SCHEDULE

&

(S.7)

Office in Military Administration

Governor and Governor in Council

Legislative Council.

Colonial Secretary.

Attorney General and Crown

Solicitor.

Financial Adviser

Accountant General

Colonial Treasurer

Colonial Treasurer Incorporated Collector of Stamp Revenue Assessor (of Rates). Commissioner (of Estate Duty)

Director of Medical Services

Urban Council

Chairman of Urban Council

Medical Board

Midwives Board

Nursing Board

Commissioner of Police

Deputy Commissioner of Police Chief Officer of the Fire

Brigade

Commissioner of Prisons

Director of Public Works

Building Authority Water Authority

Part I

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Chief Civil Affairs Officer and Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer.

Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer.

Chief Legal Adviser and Legal

Adviser.

Chief Financial Adviser, Civil Affairs and Deputy Chief Financial Adviser, Civil Affairs.

Chief Welfare Officer, Civil Affairs, and Deputy Chief Welfare Officer, Civil Affairs.

Chief Security Officer, Civil Affairs.

Chief Engineer, Civil Affairs, and Deputy Chief Engineer, Civil Affairs.

Manager of Railways

Police Magistrate

Marine Magistrate -

Member of a District Court.

Member of the Urban District Court,

Hong Kong.

Part 2

Board of Licensing Justices

Secretary for Chinese Affairs Secretary for Chinese Affairs

Incorporated

The Po Leung Kuk Permanent Board of Directors and the elected committee.

Chief Financial Adviser, Civil Affairs; Chief Security Officer, Civil Affairs and such other Civil Affairs Officers or other persons as the Chief Civil Affairs Officer may appoint.

The Civil Affairs Officer executing the duties most nearly approximating those of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

Part 3

Where in the second column of Part 1 of this Schedule two-officers are named in conjunction, the second named of such officers shall not exercise the functions of the Holder of Office or Public Body in relation to such matters as the first named of such officers has directed shall be reserved to himself.

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BRITISH MILITARY .DMINISTRTION, M.LY.

PROCLAMATION NO.4 (MALAY PENINSULA.)

INTERPRETATION (MALAY PENINSULA)

A Proclamation to provide the law relating to tho construction of Proclamations.

I,

General Officer Commanding Military Forces, Malaya, in exercise of the authority conferred upon me by the Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command,

DO HEREBY PROCLAIM ND ORDER

1.

This Proclamation may be cited as the Interpretation (Malay Peninsula) Proclamation and shall have effect within the Malay Peninsula as hereinafter defined.

2.

In this Proclamation and in every Proclamation, rule, order or regulation made under a Proclamation, whether promulgated,made or issued before or after the commencement of this Proclamation, and whether having effect in Malaya or in the Malay Peninsula only, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent with such construction or unless it is. otherwise therein expressly provided -

"Chief Civil Affairs Officer" means the principal

staff officer in charge of the Civil Affairs Service:

"Chief Legal Officer"means the Chief Legal Officer,

Malaya,on the staff of the General Officer Commanding Military Forces, Malaya;

"Civil Affairs Service" means that part of His Majesty's

forces,which, under the authority of the Supremo Allied Commander,conducts the military administration of the civil population of Malaya;

"Controller of Finance and Accounts" means the

Controller of Finance and Accounts, Malaya, on the staff of the General Officer Commanding Military Forces, Malaya;

"Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer" means the officer

of the Civil Affairs Service appointed to be in charge of the military administration of the civil population of the Malay Peninsula;

"Deputy Controller of Finance and Accounts" means the

officer of the Civil Affairs Service appointed Deputy Controller of Finance and Accounts, Malay Peninsula;

"District" means any one of the districts into which

the Malay Peninsula may from time to time be divided for purposes of the British Military Administration, Malaya;

"District Civil Affairs Officer" means an officer of

the Civil Affairs Service carrying out duties in the Department of Military Government of the British Military Administration, Malaya, in any District;