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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 40.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 1865.
VOL. XI.
No. 150.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Acts of the Imperial Parliament are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1865.
W. II. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO & VICESIMO NONO
VICTORIE REGINE.
CAP. LXIII.
An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of Colonial Laws. [29th June 1865.]
Whereas Doubts have been entertained respecting the Validity of divers Laws enacted or purporting to have been enacted by the Legislatures of certain of Her Majesty's Colonies, and respecting the Powers of such Legislatures, and it is expedient that such Doubts should be removed:
Be it hereby enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
(6 Colony:
1. The Term "Colony" shall in this Act include all of IIer Majesty's Possessions Definitions: abroad in which there shall exist a Legislature, as hereinafter defined, except the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and such Territories as may for the Time being be vested in Her Majesty under or by virtue of any Act of Parliament for the Government of India:
"Colonial Legisla-
The Terms "Legislature" and "Colonial Legislature" shall severally signify the "Legislature." Authority, other than the Imperial Parliament or Her Majesty in Council, competent ture." to make Laws for any Colony:
The Term "Representative Legislature" shall signify any Colonial Legislature "Representative which shall comprise a Legislative Body of which One Half are elected by Inhabitants Legislature:" of the Colony:
The Term "Colonial Law" shall include Laws made for any Colony either by "Colonial Law: such Legislature as aforesaid or by Her Majesty in Council:
&c. to extend to Colo-
An Act of Parliament, or any Provision thereof, shall, in construing this Act, be Act of Parliament, said to extend to any Colony when it is made applicable to such Colony by the express ny when made appli- Words or necessary Intendiment of any Act of Parliament:
cable to such Colony:
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