CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CATHOLIC MISSION OF MACAO INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 268.

BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.

To further and protect the activities of the Boy Scouts
Association, and to incorporate the Hong Kong Branch
thereof.

[2nd December, 1927.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Boy Scouts
Association Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance-
'Boy Scouts Association' means the Boy Scouts Association
incorporated by Royal Charter dated the 4th day of
January, 1912 ;
'Boy Scout' includes Wolf Cub, Boy Scout, Sea Scout,
Rover Scout, Lone Scout and Rover Sea Scout,
recognized as such under the rules of the Boy Scouts
Association, and also all persons recognized as officers
under the rules of the Boy Scouts Association.

3. No person other than the Boy Scouts Association,
Hong Kong Branch, shall distribute or sell or expose for
sale-
(a)any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by
the Boy Scouts Association for use by Boy Scouts;
or
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the word
'Scout' or the characters

4. No person shall, except with the authority of the
Boy Scouts Association or of the Boy Scouts Association,
Hong Kong Branch, or with other lawful authority, or lawful
excuse, have in his possession
(a)any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by
the Boy Scouts Association for use by Boy Scouts(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the word
'Scout' or the characters '

5. No person shall without lawful authority or excuse
have in his possession-





(a)any device which so closely resembles any badge,
token or emblem specifically adopted by the Boy
Scouts Association for,use by Boy Scouts as to lead
to the belief that the device in question is such
badge, token or emblem; or
(b)any badge, token or emblem containing any words
or characters so closely resembling any words or
characters ordinarily used to describe any Boy
Scout as to be calculated to deceive or mislead.

6. No Boy Scout shall, by virtue of his wearing, carry-
ing or bearing any badge, token or emblem of the Boy Scouts
Association or otherwise, attempt to enforce or exercise
authority otherwise than in accordance with the rules of the
Boy Scouts Association.

7. (1) No person shall form or work in connexion with
or be a member of any organization which without authority
from the Boy Scouts Association claims or purports to be
'Boy Scouts', or any organization, other than the Boy
Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch, which uses the
title of 'Boy Scouts' or the equivalent Chinese title therefor,
that is to say the Chinese characters. or any
title in any language, with or withour additional words or
characters, which so closely resembles either of the two said
titles as to be calculated to deceive or mislead, or any
organization which, by the use of any such title or otherwise,
without due authority purports or claims to be connected with
the Boy Scouts Association or with the Boy Scouts Associa-
tion, Hong Kong Branch.

(2) No person shall, without the consent of the Governor
in Council, form or work in connexion with or be a Illeillber
of any organization other than the Boy Scouts Association,
Hong Kong Branch, which carries on or is intended to carry
on any work of a similar nature to that carried on by the
Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch.

8. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions
of this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable
to a fine of one thousand dollars.





9. (1) The President for the time being and the Com-
missioner for the time being and the Honorary Treasurer for
the time being of the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong
Branch, shall be a body corporate, hereinafter called the
corporation, and shall have the name of the 'Boy Scouts
Association, Hong Kong Branch' and in that name shall
have perpetual succession and shall and may sue and be sued
in all courts in the Colony and shall and may have and use
a common seal.

(2) Whenever any person is appointed to the office of
President, Commissioner or Honorary Treasurer of the Boy
Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch, such person shall,
within six weeks after his appointment or within such further
time as may be allowed by, the Governor, furnish to the
Governor satisfactory evidence of his appointment.
(3) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the
Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to
the Governor by such person shall be conclusive evidence of
such appointment.

10. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) the
corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of,
purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings,
messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and
wheresoever situated, and also to invest moneys upon mort-
gage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements or
upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or
securities of any government, municipality, corporation or
company, add also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels,
goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)
the corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in
the Colony unless it has previously obtained the special
consent of the Governor in Council in each case.

(3) The corporation shall further have power by deed
under its seal to grant, sell, convevy, assign, surrender,
exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any, lands, buildings,
messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds,
shares or securities, vessels, goods or chattels, which are for
the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation,
upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.





11. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be scaled in the presence of and shall
be signed by the President for the time being and the Com-
missioner for the time being, and all instruments requiring
the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such
President and Commissioner.

12. All matters of internal management shall be settled
and carried out in accordance with the constitution, by-laws
and rules of the Boy Scouts Association, and with any by-
laws or rules made by the Hong Kong Branch thereof.

13. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed
to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs or
Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or
of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this
Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
Originally 22 of 1927. Fraser. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. Distribution of badges. Unauthorized possession of badges. Possession of unauthorized badges. Wrongful exercise of authority. Unauthorized bodies. Penalty. 22 of 1950, schedule. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. execution of documents. Internal management. Saving.

Originally 22 of 1927. Fraser. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. Distribution of badges. Unauthorized possession of badges. Possession of unauthorized badges. Wrongful exercise of authority. Unauthorized bodies. Penalty. 22 of 1950, schedule. Incorporation. Powers of corporation. execution of documents. Internal management. Saving.

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