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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Draft Bills.

No. S. 167.-The following Bills are published for general information :-

Short title.

Repeal and

A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 7:20.3.40.-1.]

An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911.

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 Section 45 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, is replacement hereby repealed and replaced as follows:-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 designated by him to exercise such powers or perform such duties on his behalf, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the Governor may prescribe, and there- upon or from the date specified by the Governor the person so deputed shall have and exercise such powers and perform such duties subject as aforesaid:

Provided that, subject to the provisions of any Royal Instructions relating to the appointment of a Deputy to the Governor, nothing herein contained shall authorize the Governor to depute any person to make rules, issue warrants or proclamations or to hear any appeal.