ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
No. 30 of 1915.
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No. 30 of 1915.
No.30 of 1915.
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships as defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic emigrants generally.
[Originally No.21 of 1922.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
18 & 19 Vict.
c. 104.
[31st March, 1916.]
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915.
2.--(1) In this Ordinance,
(a) "The Act" means the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855.
(b) "Assisted emigrant" means any male emigrant who intends to labour for hire in some place beyond the limits of this Colony and who has received assistance in the way of payment of passage money, subsistence or otherwise in order to enable him to carry out his intention.
(c) "Emigrant" means any person being a native of Asia who, unless exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance, is carried or is about to be carried as a passenger in any emigrant ship.
(d) "Emigrant ship" includes every Hongkong emigrant ship and every outport emigrant ship.
(e) "Emigration Officer" as regards this Colony means the Harbour Master and includes any person duly authorised by him to perform or assist in performing his duties and as regards other places includes every person lawfully acting as Emigration Officer, Immigration Agent or Protector of Emigrants and every person authorised by the Governor of any British colony to carry out the provisions of the Act.
* The operation of this Ordinance is not limited by the Boarding-house Ordinance, 1917. See No. 23 of 1917, s. 8.
See Proclamation No. 10 of 1916.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
No. 30 of 1915.
2357
No. 30 of 1915.
No.30 of 1915.
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to [Originally
Chinese Passenger Ships as defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic No.21 of 1922. emigrants generally.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
18 & 19 Vict.
c. 104.
[31st March, 1916.]
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PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asiatic Emigration Short title. Ordinance, 1915.
2.--(1) In this Ordinance,
(a) "The Act" means the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855.
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tion.
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Act.
(b) "Assisted emigrant" means any male emigrant who Assisted intends to labour for hire in some place beyond the limits emigrant. of this Colony and who has received assistance in the way of payment of passage money, subsistence or otherwise in order to enable him to carry out his intention.
(c) "Emigrant" means any person being a native of Asia Emigrant. who, unless exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance, is carried or is about to be carried as a passenger in any emigrant ship.
(d) "Emigrant ship" includes every Hongkong emigrant Emigrant ship and every outport emigrant ship.
ship.
(e) "Emigration Officer" as regards this Colony means Emigration the Harbour Master and includes any person duly authorised Officer. by him to perform or assist in performing his duties and as regards other places includes every person lawfully acting as Emigration Officer, Immigration Agent or Protector of Emigrants and every person authorised by the Governor of any British colony to carry out the provisions of the Act.
* The operation of this Ordinance is not limited by the Boarding-house Ordinance,
1917. See No. 23 of 1917, s. 8.
See Proclamation No. 10 of 1916.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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