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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 18, 1913.

HONGKONG.

No. 16 OF 1913.

An Ordinance to amend the New Territories

Regulation Ordinance, 1910.

I assent to this Ordinance.

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LS

F. H. MAY,

Governor.

[18th July, 1913.]

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "New Territories Short title. Regulation Amendment Ordinance, 1913," and shall be read and construed as one with the "New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1910," (hereinafter called the Prin- cipal Ordinance), and this Ordinance and the said Ordi- nance may be cited together as the New Territories Regulation Ordinances, 1910 and 1913.

2. Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by the deletion of the definition of "land" con- of section 3 tained therein and by the substitution therefor of the of Principal

Ordinance. following definition :-

"Land" includes land covered by water or withiu Definition

the flow of the sea and houses and other build- of "land". ings and any undivided share in land and every estate and interest in land and also includes any rent or profit issuing out of land and any ease- ment affecting land and also any market-build- ing or portion of such building and any rent or profit issuing out of any market-building or portion of such building.

3. Section 6 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by the addition thereto of the following sub- sections :-

(3.) By notification published in the Gazette and by notice in the Chinese language posted at such place as any District Officer may think fit:-

(.) To declare that any specified place shall be the market for any area within the New Territories exclusive of New Kow- loon.

(6.) To determine the boundaries of the place within which any such market so declared shall be held.

(c.) To determine the boundaries of the area for which any such market so declared shall be the market.

(d.) To make rules both with regard to any market already in existence in the New Territories exclusive of New Kowloon or which may be declared under the provisions of this sub-section to be a market therein :-

(1.) Prescribing the construction and form of any building erected or to be erected in any market.

(2.) Providing for the management and inspection of any market and for the appointment, control and dismissal of the managers and inspectors thereof.

of section 6 of Principal Ordinance.

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