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Title.

Preamble.

Short Title.

Interpretation of Terms.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JULY, 1867.

"Contagious Disease."

"District."

"Superintendent of

Police."

"Householder" and

"Agent."

Keeper of a Licensed

Brothel."

Keeper of an Un-

* *

licensed Brothel."

"Inmate of a Licensed

Brothel."

Suspending Clause.

Repeal of Ordinance No. 12 of 1857.

Power of Registrar General.

Power of appeal to

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO PRIMO

VICTORIA REGINE.

SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 10 of 1867.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the better Prevention of Contagious Diseases.

[23rd July, 1867.]*

Whereas it is expedient to make further Provisions calculated to prevent the spreading of certain Contagious Diseases: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Preliminary.

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867."

II. In this Ordinance :-

The Expression "Contagious Disease" means Venereal Disease including Gonorrhoea.

The Word "District" means a District of the City of Victoria as defined by "The Victoria Registration Ordinance, 1866."

The Expression "Superintendent of Police" means the Captain Superintendent of Police appointed under Ordinance No. 9 of 1862.

The Words "Householder " and " Agent mean a Householder and his accredited Agent as defined by "The Victoria Registration Ordinance, 1866.”

The Expression "Keeper of a Licensed Brothel" means the Registered Keeper thereof and any Person appointed by a Keeper to act as such Keeper during his absence.

The Expression "Keeper of an Unlicensed Brothel" includes the Tenant of the House or part of the House, as the case may be, wherein the same shall be kept.

The Expression "Inmate of a Licensed Brothel" means any female residing in such Brothel.

III. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation thereof shall have been proclaimed in this Colony by the Governor.

IV. Ordinance No. 12 of 1857 is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect the Validity or Invalidity of anything done or suffered before the commencement of this Ordinance and shall not apply to or in respect of any Offence, act or thing committed or done or omitted before the commencement of this Ordinance and every such Offence, act or thing shall after and notwithstanding the commencement of this Ordinance have the same consequences and effect in all respects as if this Ordinance had not been passed.

Registrar General.

V. For the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance the Registrar General shall in the first instance have exclusive Jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters except where otherwise specially provided and shall have full power to do in addition to the other duties imposed upon him hereby whatever a Police Magistrate is by any Ordinance of this Colony authorized to do.

VI. It shall be lawful for any Person aggrieved or affected by any Order, Decision, the two Magistrates, or Proceeding of the Registrar General within the meaning of this Ordinance other than and except such proceedings as are authorized by so much thereof as is contained