INTERPRETATION.
No. 31 of 1911.
2019
money, such charge or fee and such sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided; and if any such charge or fee, or if any commission on money received or taken possession of, realised, or otherwise dealt with, is required to be paid to any public officer or department, such officer or department receiving the same shall pay it into or account for the same in due course to the Treasury.
(2) Where under any enactment any thing or any animal is adjudged by any Court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to be forfeited, it shall, unless the contrary is otherwise provided, or unless it is expressed by law to be forfeited to any person, be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any existing or future enactment whereby any shares of fines or forfeitures, or of proceeds of forfeitures are expressed to be recoverable by any person, or may be granted by any authority to any person or officer.
(4) The Governor may in any special case, not provided for by Ordinance, award a share, not exceeding three-fourths, of any fine or forfeiture adjudged by any Court, or of any proceeds of any forfeiture, as a reward, bounty or gratuity, to any member of the police force, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his duty, or to such private persons or informers as may be deserving of reward for assisting in the detection of crime or the apprehension of offenders.
[sub-section (5), rep. No. 43 of 1912.]
PART IV.
Definitions.
39. In all enactments the following words shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless otherwise provided or unless the context otherwise requires :-
Governor
A.-Official Definitions.
means the Governor of Hongkong, and includes the Official officer for the time being administering the Government of Hongkong;
* As amended by No. 8 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
INTERPRETATION.
No. 31 of 1911.
2019
money, such charge or fee and such sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided; and if any such charge or fee, or if any commission on money received or taken possession of, realised, or otherwise dealt with, is required to be paid to any public officer or department, such officer or depart- ment receiving the same shall pay it into or account for the same in due course to the Treasury.
(2) Where under any enactment any thing or any animal is ad- judged by any Court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to be forfeited, it shall, unless the contrary is otherwise provided, or unless it is expressed by law to be forfeited to any person, be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any existing or future enactment whereby any shares of fines or forfeitures, or of proceeds of forfeitures are expressed to be recover- able by any person, or may be granted by any authority to any person or officer.
(4) The Governor may in any special case, not provided for by Ordinance, award a share, not exceeding three-fourths, of any fine or forfeiture adjudged by any Court, or of any proceeds of any forfeiture, as a reward, bounty or gratuity, to any member of the police force, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his duty, or to such private persons or informers as may be deserving of reward for assisting in the detection of crime or the apprehension of offenders.
[sub-section (5), rep. No. 43 of 1912.]
PART IV.
Definitions.
39. In all enactments the following words shall have the mean- Definitions ings hereby assigned to them, unless otherwise provided or unless the context otherwise requires :-
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Governor
A.-Official Definitions.
means the Governor of Hongkong, and includes the Official officer for the time being administering the Government of Hong-
definitions.
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kong;
* As amended by No. 8 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912
Supp. Sched.
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