SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS INCORPORATION ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 310.

SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS
INCORPORATION

To Provide for the incorporation of the Secretary for Chinese
Affairs.
[10th April, 1928.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Secretary for
Chinese Affairs Incorporation Ordinance.

2. The person for the time being performing the duties
of the office of Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall be a cor-
poration sole, hereinafter called the corporation, and shall
have the name of 'The Secretary for Chinese Affairs
Incorporated' and by that name shall and may sue and be
sued in all courts in this Colony and shall and may have
and use a common seal.

3. (1) 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 mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tene-
rnents or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds,
shares or securities of any government, municipality, cor-
poration or company, and also to purchase, acquire and
p6ssess goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The corporation shall further have power by deed
under its seal to grant, sell, convey, 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, or other goods and chattels whatsoever,
which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the
corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem
fit.

4. Notwithstanding any change in the occupant of the
corporation, whether on account of death, departure on leave,
return from leave, temporary employment elsewhere, resump-
tion of duties, new appointment or other cause whatsoever,
and notwithstanding the nature of the property or rights, all
property and rights whatsoever, transferred to the corporation





or to any occupant of the corporation as such, in any manner
whatsoever, shall vest or rernain vested in the corporation so
as to be capable of being dealt with by the occupant of the
corporation for the time being and shall not vest in any
occupant in his natural capacity.

5. If any question arises as to who is or was at any
time the occupant of the corporation for the time being, a
certificate under the hand of the Colonial Secretary shall be
conclusive evidence for all purposes whatsoever as to the
person who is or was the occupant.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal
of the corporation shall be scaled in the presence of the
occupant of the corporation for the time being, and such
deeds and instruments, and all other documents, instruments
and writings requiring the signature of the corporation, shall
be signed by such occupant.

7. The corporation will continue to hold the pieces or
parcels of ground which were vested in them on the 10th
day of April, 1928, except such of the same as may at any
time be disposed of under subsection (2) of section 3 hered,
together with all rights, easements and appurtenances
belonging or appertaining thereto, or therewith usually held,
occupied and enjoyed-
(a)in the case of premises held under Crown lease, for
the term granted thereby and subject to the payment
of the rent and the performance of the CoVenants
and conditions reserved thereby and contained there-
in ; and
(b)in the case of there being no Crown lease, for the
term and subject to the payment of the rent and
performance of the covenants and conditions to be
implied in all the circumstances of the case,
and in every case Whatsoever subject to the trusts on Which
the respective pieces or parcels of ground were held
immediately before the 10th day of April, 1928.

8. 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 3 of 1928. Fraser 3 of 1928. 24 of 1950. Incorporation of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Powers of corporation. Property and rights transferred to corporation to vest or remain vested in corporation and not to pass to personal representatives of occupant. [s. 4 cont.] Evidence as to the identity of the occupant of the corporation. Execution of documents. Vesting of property. 24 of 1950, Schedule. Saving.

Originally 3 of 1928. Fraser 3 of 1928. 24 of 1950. Incorporation of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Powers of corporation. Property and rights transferred to corporation to vest or remain vested in corporation and not to pass to personal representatives of occupant. [s. 4 cont.] Evidence as to the identity of the occupant of the corporation. Execution of documents. Vesting of property. 24 of 1950, Schedule. Saving.

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