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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 26, 1940.

HONG KONG.

No. 11 or 1940.

I assent.

L.S.

G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,

Governor.

Short title.

Repeal and

26th April, 1940.

An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911.

[26th April, 1940.]

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 Interpretation Amendment Ordinance, 1940.

2. Section 45 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, is replacement hereby repealed and replaced as follows:-

of s. 45 of Ordinance No. 31 of 1911.

Signification of orders, etc., of the Governor.

Addition of

new section to follow s. 45 of

Ordinance

No. 31 of 1911.

Power of Governor

to delegate authority.

45. Where under any Ordinance the Governor is given power to make any appointment, give any directions, issue any order, authorize any thing or matter to be done, grant any exemption, remit any fee or penalty, or exercise any other power, it shall be sufficient if the exercise of such power by the Governor be signified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary or of the Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary:

Provided always that the foregoing provision shall not apply to the power of the Governor to make any rules, or issue any warrants or proclamations which shall be made or issued only under the hand of the Governor himself.

3. The following new section shall be inserted in the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, to follow section 45 there- of :-

45A. When by any Ordinance the Governor is empowered to exercise any powers or perform any duties, he may, unless by law expressly prohibited from so doing, depute any person by name or the person for the time being holding the office

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