1964_SUMMARY_OFFENCES_ORDINANCE — Page 4

1989 Ed.]

Summary Offences

[CAP. 228

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CHAPTER 228

SUMMARY OFFENCES

To consolidate the law relating to summary offences.

[1 January 1933]

Originally 40 of 1932, 31 of 1900, (Cap. 228, 1950)-6 of 1933, 26 of 1933, 17 of 1934, 36 of 1935, 44 of 1935, 13 of 1936, 35 of 1936, 10 of 1940, 30 of 1946, 26 of 1947, 11 of 1949, 9 of 1950, 22 of 1950, 24 of 1950, 69 of 1955, 6 of 1957, 48 of 1959, 42 of 1961, 33 of 1963, 1 of 1964, 9 of 1964, 25 of 1965, 64 of 1967, 4 of 1968, 9 of 1969, 29 of 1969, 21 of 1970, 67 of 1970, 98 of 1970, 5 of 1971, 30 of 1971, 48 of 1972, 54 of 1972, 62 of 1972, L.N. 57 of 1974, 21 of 1975, 42 of 1975, 61 of 1975, 37 of 1977, 61 of 1977, 70 of 1977, 1 of 1978, 35 of 1978, L.N. 7 of 1979, 37 of 1979, 5 of 1980, 7 of 1980, 68 of 1980, 11 of 1981, 38 of 1981, 68 of 1981, R. Ed. 1981, L.N. 76 of 1982, 64 of 1982, 2 of 1984, L.N. 294 of 1985, L.N. 127 of 1986, 75 of 1988, 33 of 1989, 55 of 1989

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Short title

This Ordinance may be cited as the Summary Offences Ordinance.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

"depositing" in relation to litter, includes casting, throwing, sweeping, placing or dropping litter; (Added 38 of 1981 s. 2)

"dwelling vessel" means a dwelling vessel as defined in section 24(1) of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap. 313); (Added 33 of 1989 s. 2)

"lawful authority" extends to and denotes any permission which may be lawfully given by a public officer or department or by a private person;

"litter" means any refuse, rubbish, earth, dirt, filth, dust, sawdust, paper, timber off-cuts, ashes, excreta, and any other matter of a like nature; (Added 38 of 1981 s. 2)

"owner" in relation to a vessel, means-

(a) the person or persons registered or licensed as the owner of the vessel, or in the absence of registration or licensing, the person or persons owning the vessel, except that in relation to a vessel owned by a State which is operated by a person registered as the vessel's operator, it means the person registered as its operator; or

(b) a demise charterer of the vessel; (Added 38 of 1981 s. 2)

"public meeting" includes any meeting in a public place and any meeting which the public or a section thereof are permitted to attend, whether on payment or otherwise; (Added 11 of 1949 s. 2)