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"land" includes land covered by water or within the flow of the sea and houses and other buildings and any undivided share in land and every estate and interest in land and also includes any rent or profit issuing out of land and any easement affecting land and also any market-building or portion of such building and any rent or profit issuing out of any market-building or portion of such building; (Replaced, 16 of 1913, s. 2)
"mortgage" includes any charge on any land for securing money or money's worth; "mortgage money" means money or money's worth, secured by mortgage; "mortgagor" includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagor, or entitled to redeem a mortgage, according to his estate, interest or right, in the mortgaged property; "mortgagee" includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagee: and "mortgagee in possession" is a mortgagee who, in right of the mortgage, has entered into and is in possession of the mortgaged property. (Amended, 50 of 1911, and 12 of 1912, Schedule)
(Amended, 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 8 of 1912, s. 78; 12 of 1912, Schedule; 13 of 1912, Schedule; 43 of 1912, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 246/13 and 62 of 1984, s. 66)
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3. (1) Without prejudice to any other provision of law the Governor shall have power to appoint a Secretary for District Administration, a Regional Secretary (New Territories) and such number of District Officers and Assistant District Officers as he may consider necessary for the administration of the New Territories. (Added, 62 of 1948, s. 2. Amended, 20 of 1948, s. 4 and 13 of 1961, s. 3)
(2) Any District Officer, appointed by the Governor to administer or entrusted by the Secretary for District Administration with the administration of any particular district of the New Territories, may be styled and referred to as the District Officer for such district. (Added, 62 of 1948, s. 2)
(Amended, L.N. 94/74; L.N. 370/81 and L.N. 14/83)
4. The Governor in Council may make rules providing for the levying, collection, recovery by legal proceedings, and safe custody, of such rents, rates, taxes, and contributions, from the New Territories as the Governor in Council may, in his absolute discretion, think fit, and for the keeping of accounts thereof.
(Amended, 33 of 1939, Schedule; 20 of 1948, s. 4, and 30 of 1960, s. 148)
5. All rules made under section 4 shall be published in the Gazette and shall be notified in Chinese in the New Territories in such manner as the Secretary for District Administration may direct.
(Replaced, 9 of 1950, Schedule. Amended, 20 of 1948, s. 4; L.N. 94/74; L.N. 370/81 and L.N. 14/83)
Power of Governor to appoint officers for the administration of the New Territories.
Power to make rules.
Publication of rules.
L.N.262 of 1989.
Home Affairs
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New Territories
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"land" includes land covered by water or within the flow of the sea and houses and other buildings and any undivided share in land and every estate and interest in land and also includes any rent or profit issuing out of land and any easement affecting land and also any market-building or portion of such building and any rent or profit issuing out of any market-building or portion of such building; (Replaced, 16 of 1913, s. 2)
"mortgage" includes any charge on any land for securing money. or money's worth; "mortgage money" means money. or money's worth, secured by mortgage; "mortgagor" includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagor, or entitled to redeem a mortgage, according to his estate, interest or right, in the mortgaged property; "mortgagee" includes any person deriving title under the original mortgagee: and "mortgagee in possession" is a mortgagee who, in right of the mortgage, has entered into and is in possession of the mort- gaged property. (Amended, 50 of 1911, and 12 of 1912. Schedule)
(Amended, 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 8 of 1912, s. 78; 12 of 1912, Schedule: 13 of 1912, Schedule; 43 of 1912. Supp. Schedude, G.N. 246/13 and 62 of 1984, s. 66 )
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3. (1) Without prejudice to any other provision of law the Governor shall have power to appoint a Secretary for DiSITICI Administration, a Regional Secretary (New Territories) and such number of District Officers and Assistant District Officers as he may consider necessary for the administration of the New Territories. (Added, 62 of 1948, s. 2. Amended, 20 of 1948, s. 4 and 13 of 1961, s. 3)
(2) Any District Officer, appointed by the Governor to admin- ister or entrusted by the Secretary for District Administration with the administration of any particular district of the New Territories, may be styled and referred to as the District Officer for such district. ( Added, 62 of 1948, s. 2)
(Amended, L.N. 94/74; L.N. 370/81 and L.N. 14:83)
4. The Governor in Council may make rules providing for the levying, collection, recovery by legal proceedings, and safe custody, of such rents, rates, taxes, and contributions, from the New Territo- ries as the Governor in Council may, in his absolute discretion, think fit, and for the keeping of accounts thereof.
(Amended, 33 of 1939, Schedule; 20 of 1948, s. 4, and 30 of 1960, s. 148)
5. All rules made under section 4 shall be published in the Gazette and shall be notified in Chinese in the New Territories in
L.N.262 of 1989.
Power of Governor to appoint officers for the administration of the
New Territories.
Power to make rules.
Publication
of rules.
such manner as the Secretary for District Administration may in 262 of IPPP.
Home Affairs
direct.
(Replaced, 9 of 1950, Schedule. Amended, 20 of 1948. s. 4; L.N. 94/74; L.N. 370/81 and L.N. 14/83)
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