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[s. 39-B contd.] Public office.

Public officer.

Ordinances

Nos. 13 of 1886 and 6 .of 1893.

Officer of police, etc.

Ordinance

No. 37 of 1932.

Health Officer.

No. 31 of 1911.

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INTERPRETATION.

Public office" and public department" include every office or department invested with or performing duties of a public nature, whether under the immediate control of the Governor or not.

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(10) Public officer " or Public servant means any person holding any appointment or discharging the duties, whether permanently or temporarily, of any office the emolu- ments of which are wholly or in part directly derived from the revenues of the Colony, and includes members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Urban Council, justices of the peace, revenue officers, members of the police force and of the district watch force, and also commissioners and persons acting under the Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, and persons acting under the Po Leung Kuk Incorporation Ordinance, 1893.

(11)" Officer of police" or "police officer" includes members of the police force of all ranks; and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred in any Ordinance on any officer of police, police officer, police constable or constable, it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force;

and where any duty or power is imposed or conferred on any European officer of police or constable, it may be performed or exercised by any European member of the police force;

and where any duty or power is imposed on any officer of police other than a constable it may be performed or exercised by any member of the police force of higher rank;

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and where any person is referred to as not being a constable of police" it shall be construed to mean any person not being a member of the police force ";

and the expression "person employed in the police force ", or other words of like meaning, shall include all the employees referred to in section 3 (2) of the Police Force Ordinance, 1932, as well as all members of the police force.

(12) "Health - Officer" includes the Director of Medical Services, any medical officer appointed as a Health Officer by the Governor, any Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and any officer for the time being performing the duties of a Health Officer under any Ordinance.

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