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No. 6.]

THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG

Reservation

of rights of the Crown,

etc.

(A.D. 1891

or his attorney duly authorized, and shall also be signed by the said John Chalmers or his said attorney or by his said successor or his said attorney, and such signing shall be and be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds, documents, and other instruments.

any

5. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, or of bodies politic or corporate or other persons, except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from, or under them.

ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1891.

A.D. 1891. - AN ORDINANCE to amend the Law relating to Bankruptcy.

Ordinance No. 20 of 1891,

with Ordinances No. 6 of 1892, No. 24 of 1895, No. 2 of 1901, and No. 29 of 1901 incorporated.

Short title.

Interpretation of terms. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 52 s. 168.

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

Preliminary Provisions.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891".

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,- "Available Act of Bankruptcy" means any act of bankruptcy available for bankruptcy petition at the date of the presentation of the petition on which the receiving order is made: "Gazetted" means published in The Gazette: "Goods" include all chattels personal: "Oath" includes declaration in lieu of oath: "Ordinary Resolution" means a resolution decided by a majority in value of the creditors present, personally or by proxy, at a meeting of creditors and voting on the resolution: "Property" includes money, goods, things in action, land, and every description of property, real or personal, immovable or movable, corporeal or incorporeal, and whether situate in this Colony or elsewhere, and any interest therein, whether at law or in equity, present or future, vested or contingent, arising out of or incident to property as above defined: "Provable Debt" includes any debt or liability provable in bankruptcy under this Ordinance: "The Registrar" means the Registrar or either of the Deputy Registrars of the Supreme Court: "Secured Creditor" means a person holding a mortgage, charge, or...