1964_DISTRICT_BOARDS_ORDINANCE — Page 4

1988 Ed.]

District Boards

[CAP. 366

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CHAPTER 366

DISTRICT BOARDS

To provide for the establishment of District Boards, their constitution, functions and matters incidental thereto.

[17 July 1981]_L.N. 225/81]

Originally 42 of 1981 — L.N. 370/81, 4 of 1982, 65 of 1984, 41 of 1985, R. Ed. 1985, L.N. 283/86, 11 of 1988, 13 of 1988, 82 of 1988

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the District Boards Ordinance.

Interpretation

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

“appointed member" means a person who has been appointed to act as a member of a Board under section 6(1)(c); (Amended 65 of 1984 s. 2)

"Board" means a District Board established under section 5;

"Chairman" means a person elected to be the Chairman of a Board under Part III;

"Designated Officer" means-

(a) in relation to any District or District Board in the Regional Council area, the Regional Secretary (New Territories);

(b) in relation to any District or District Board in the Urban Council area, the Regional Secretary (Hong Kong and Kowloon);

(Amended L.N. 370/81; 41 of 1985 s. 2)

"District" means an area declared to be a District under section 3;

"elected member” means a person who has been elected to act as a member of a Board under the Electoral Provisions Ordinance (Cap. 367);

"meeting of the Board" does not include a meeting of any committee appointed under section 21(1)(c) and "meeting of a Board" shall be construed accordingly; (Added 13 of 1988 s. 2)

"member” means any of the persons of whom a Board is composed under section 6(1);

"ordinary election" has the meaning assigned to it in the Electoral Provisions Ordinance;

"Regional Council area” means the area so declared under section 3A(1)(b);

(Added 41 of 1985 s. 2)