BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE
Title
BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE
Description
CHAPTER 186.
BRITISH NATIONALITY
(MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS).
To provide for matters arising in'the Colony incidental to
the Provisions of the British Nationality Act, 1948.
[8th July, 1949.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the British
Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, 'Act' means the British
Nationality Act, 1948.
3. (1) Any person who for the purpose of procuring
anything to be done or not to be done under the Act makes
any statement which he knows to be false in a material
particular, or recklessly makes 'any statement which is false
in a material particular, shall be liable on summary convic-
tion to imprisonment for three months.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with any require-
ment imposed by regulations made under the Act with
respect to delivering up certificates of naturalization shall
be liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand
five hundred dollars.
4. The fees appointed in the Schedule shall be taken
in the various matters respectively specified, and shall be
paid to the officer and in manner therein shown.
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by
order to amend the Schedule in any manner whatsoever.
6. The Immigration Officer and any deputy immigra-
tion officer appointed under, section 3 of the Immigrants
Control Ordinance, shall be commissioners to administer
oaths and take declarations and affirmations for the purposes
of this Ordinance.
SCHEDULE.
[s. 4.]
TABLE OF FEES.
31 of 1949. Short title. Interpretation. (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 56.) Offences. 11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 56, s. 28. Schedule of fees. Schedule may be amended by Governor in council. Administration of oaths. (Cap. 243.)
Abstract
31 of 1949. Short title. Interpretation. (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 56.) Offences. 11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 56, s. 28. Schedule of fees. Schedule may be amended by Governor in council. Administration of oaths. (Cap. 243.)
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1999
Edition
1950
Volume
v4
Subsequent Cap No.
186
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“BRITISH NATIONALITY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 11, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/1999.
