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Interpretation.

"Kowloon" means that portion of the peninsula of Kau-lung which was ceded to Great Britain by the Emperor of China on the 24th day of October, 1860; "magistrate" includes marine magistrates and two justices of the peace sitting together, to whom subsection (2) of section 7 of the Magistrates Ordinance, applies; "mandated territory" means a territory administered by the government of any part of His Majesty's dominions in accordance with a mandate from the League of Nations;

"medical practitioner", or any words importing a person recognized at law as a practitioner in medicine or surgery or as a member of any branch of the medical profession, means a medical practitioner duly registered or deemed to be a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Ordinance;

"month" means calendar month;

[cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 3.]

"New Kowloon" means that portion of the New Territories which is delineated in red and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon" dated the 8th day of December, 1937, signed by the Director of Public Works, countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office;

"New Territories" means the additional territories leased to Great Britain by the Emperor of China under the Convention dated the 9th day of June, 1898;

[cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 3.]

"oath" or "affidavit" includes, in the cases of persons allowed or required by law to affirm instead of swearing, affirmation; and "swear", in the like cases, includes affirm;

"occupy" includes use, inhabit, be in possession of or enjoy the premises in respect whereof the word is used, otherwise than as a mere servant and for the mere purpose of the care, custody and charge thereof; "offence" means any crime, misdemeanor, contravention or other breach of the law for which a penalty is provided;

"officer administering the Government" means the officer who succeeds to or is appointed to the administration of the Government of the Colony;

"or", "other" and "otherwise" shall be construed disjunctively and not as implying similarity, unless the word "similar" or some other word of like meaning is added;

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Interpretation. "Kowloon" means that portion of the peninsula of Kau-lung which was ceded to Great Britain by the Emperor of China on the 24th day of October, 1860; "magistrate" includes marine magistrates and two justices of the peace sitting together, to whom subsection (2) of section 7 of the Magistrates Ordinance, applies; "mandated territory" means a territory administered by the government of any part of His Majesty's dominions in accordance with a mandate from the League of Nations; "medical practitioner", or any words importing a person recognized at law as a practitioner in medicine or surgery or as a member of any branch of the medical profession, means a medical practitioner duly registered or deemed to be a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Ordinance; "month" means calendar month; [cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 3.] "New Kowloon" means that portion of the New Territories which is delineated in red and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon" dated the 8th day of December, 1937, signed by the Director of Public Works, countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office; "New Territories" means the additional territories leased to Great Britain by the Emperor of China under the Convention dated the 9th day of June, 1898; [cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 3.] "oath" or "affidavit" includes, in the cases of persons allowed or required by law to affirm instead of swearing, affirmation; and "swear", in the like cases, includes affirm; "occupy" includes use, inhabit, be in possession of or enjoy the premises in respect whereof the word is used, otherwise than as a mere servant and for the mere purpose of the care, custody and charge thereof; "offence" means any crime, misdemeanor, contravention or other breach of the law for which a penalty is provided; "officer administering the Government" means the officer who succeeds to or is appointed to the administration of the Government of the Colony; "or", "other" and "otherwise" shall be construed disjunctively and not as implying similarity, unless the word "similar" or some other word of like meaning is added;
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* Interpretation. "Kowloon" means that portion of the peninsula of Kau- lung which was ceded to Great Britain by the Emperor of China on the 24th day of October, 1860; "magistrate" includes marine magistrates and two justices [CAP. I (Cap. 227.) of the peace sitting together, to whom subsection (2) of section 7 of the Magistrates Ordinance, applies; "mandated territory" means a territory administered by the 11 & 12, government of any part of His Majesty's dominions in accordance with a mandate from the League of Nations; "medical practitioner", or any words importing a person recognized at law as a practitioner in medicine or surgery or as a member of any branch of the medical profession, means a medical practitioner duly registered or deemed to be a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Ordinance; "month" means calendar month; Geo. 6, c. 56, s. 32. (Cap. 161.) [cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, "New Kowloon" means that portion of the New Territories §. 3.] which is delineated in red and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon" dated the 8th day of Decem- ber, 1937, signed by the Director of Public Works, countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office; "New Territories" means the additional territories leased to Great Britain by the Emperor of China under the Con- vention dated the 9th day of June, 1898; Vict. c. 63, 8. 3.] "oath" or "affidavit" includes, in the cases of persons [cf. 52 & 53 allowed or required by law to affirm instead of swear- ing, affirmation; and "swear", in the like cases, includes affirm; "occupy" includes use, inhabit, be in possession of or enjoy the premises in respect whereof the word is used, otherwise than as a mere servant and for the mere purpose of the care, custody and charge thereof; "offence" means any crime, misdemeanor, contravention or other breach of the law for which a penalty is provided; "officer administering the Government" means the officer who succeeds to or is appointed to the administration of the Government of the Colony; "or", "other" and "otherwise" shall be construed disjunc- tively and not as implying similarity, unless the word "similar" or some other word of like meaning is added; 103 J ¡
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Interpretation.

"Kowloon" means that portion of the peninsula of Kau- lung which was ceded to Great Britain by the Emperor of China on the 24th day of October, 1860; "magistrate" includes marine magistrates and two justices

[CAP. I

(Cap. 227.)

of the peace sitting together, to whom subsection (2) of section 7 of the Magistrates Ordinance, applies; "mandated territory" means a territory administered by the 11 & 12,

government of any part of His Majesty's dominions in accordance with a mandate from the League of Nations;

"medical practitioner", or any words importing a person recognized at law as a practitioner in medicine or surgery or as a member of any branch of the medical profession, means a medical practitioner duly registered or deemed to be a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Ordinance;

"month" means calendar month;

Geo. 6, c. 56, s. 32.

(Cap. 161.)

[cf. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63,

"New Kowloon" means that portion of the New Territories §. 3.] which is delineated in red and shown upon a plan marked "New Kowloon" dated the 8th day of Decem- ber, 1937, signed by the Director of Public Works, countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office;

"New Territories" means the additional territories leased to Great Britain by the Emperor of China under the Con- vention dated the 9th day of June, 1898;

Vict. c. 63, 8. 3.]

"oath" or "affidavit" includes, in the cases of persons [cf. 52 & 53

allowed or required by law to affirm instead of swear- ing, affirmation; and "swear", in the like cases, includes affirm;

"occupy" includes use, inhabit, be in possession of or enjoy the premises in respect whereof the word is used, otherwise than as a mere servant and for the mere purpose of the care, custody and charge thereof; "offence" means any crime, misdemeanor, contravention or other breach of the law for which a penalty is provided; "officer administering the Government" means the officer who succeeds to or is appointed to the administration of the Government of the Colony;

"or", "other" and "otherwise" shall be construed disjunc- tively and not as implying similarity, unless the word "similar" or some other word of like meaning is added;

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