HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE

HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE

LAWS OF HONG KONG

HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 1020





CHAPTER 1020
HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section...................................... Page

1. Short title ................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
2. interpretation ............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2

3. Distribution of badges ..................... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2

4. Unauthorized possession of badges .......... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
5. Possession of unauthorized badges .......... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2

6. Wrongful exercise of authority ............. ... ... ... ... ... ... 3

7. Unauthorized bodies ........................ ... ... ... ... ... ... 3

8. Offences .................................. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
9. Incorporation ............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3

10................Powers of Association ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
11................Execution of documents....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
12................Internal management ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4

13. Saying..................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4





CHAPTER 1020

HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

To incorporate the Hong Kong, Girl Guides Association and to further
and protect its activities. (Replaced, 71 of 1978, s. 2)

[6th December, 1935.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Girl Guides
Association Ordinance.

(Amended, 71 of 1978, s. 3)

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

'Association' means the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association
incorporated by this Ordinance;

'Constitution' means the constitution for the time being of the
Association and all rules made thereunder;

'Girl Guide' includes Brownie Guide, Guide and Ranger Guide
recognized as such under the rules of the Association and all
persons recognized as officers of the Association under the
Constitution.

(Replaced, 71 of 1978, s. 4)

3. No person other than the Association shall distribute or sell or
expose for sale

(a)any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the
Association for use by Girl Guides; or

.(b)any badge, token or emblem containing the words 'Girl
Guides' or the characters

(Amended, 34 of 1967, s. 2 and 71 of 1978, s. 5)

4. No person shall, except with the authority of the Association or
with lawful authority or lawful excuse, have in his possession

(a)any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the
Association for use by Girl Guides; or

(b)any badge, token or emblem containing the words 'Girl
Guides' or the characters

(Amended, 34 of 1967, s. 2 and 71 of 1978,. s. 6)

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 Association for use by Girl
Guides as to lead to the belief that the device in question is
such badge, token or emblem; or (Amended, 71 of 1978. s. 7)





(b)any badge, token or emblem containing any words or
characters so closely resembling any words or characters
ordinarily used to describe any Girl Guide as to be calculated to
deceive or mislead.

6. No Girl Guide shall, by virtue of her wearing, carrying or bearing
any badge, token or emblem of the Association or otherwise, attempt to
enforce or exercise authority otherwise than in accordance with the
Constitution of the Association.

(Amended, 71 of 1978, s. 8)

7. (1) No person shall form or work in connexion with or be a
member of any organization which, without authority from the
Association-

(a)claims or purports to be 'Girl Guides' or which uses any of the
following titles

(i) 'Girl Guides' or the equivalent Chinese title thereof that
is to say

(ii) 'The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association' or the
equivalent Chinese title thereof that is to say

(iii) 'Hong Kong Girl Guides' or the equivalent Chinese title
thereof that is to say

(iv) 'Brownie Guides' or the equivalent Chinese title
thereof that is to say

(v) 'Ranger Guides' or the equivalent Chinese title thereof
that is to say or

(vi) any other title in any language, with or without
additional characters, which so closely resembles any of the
said titles as to be calculated to deceive or mislead; or

(b)by the use of any such title or otherwise purports or claims to
be connected with the Association.

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

(Amended, 34 of 1967, s. 2 and 71 of 1978, s. 9)

8. Any person who contravenes section 3, 4, 5, or 7 commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.

(Replaced, 71 of 1978, s. 10)

9. The President, the Vice Presidents, the Chief Commissioner, the
Deputy Chief Commissioners, the Assistant Chief Commissioners, the
Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer for the time being shall
be a body corporate and shall have the name of the Hong Kong Girl
Guides Association and in that name





shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts
and may have and use a common seal.

(Replaced, 71 of 1978, s. 11)

10. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the Association
shall have all the powers of a natural person of full age and legal
capacity.

(Replaced, 71 of 1978, s. 12)

11. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the
Association shall be sealed in the presence of, and shall be signed by,
the Chief Commissioner and either a Deputy Chief Commissioner or an
Assistant Chief Commissioner.

(Replaced, 71 of 1978. s. 13)

12. All matters of internal management shall be settled and carried
out in accordance with the Constitution.

(Amended, 71 of 1978, s. 14)

13. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the
rights of Her Majesty the Queen, Her 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, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize any
change in the general spirit of the Girl Guide Movement as incorporated
by the founder, the late Lieut.-General Lord Baden-Powell, G.C.V.O.,
K.C.B., F.R.G.S., D.C.L., LL.D., and embodied in his book 'Girl Guiding'.

(Amended, 71 of 1978, s. 15)
Originally 51 of 1935. (Cap. 283, 1950.) 26 of 1952. 34 of 1967. 6 of 1975. 71 of 1978. Short title. Interpretation. Distribution of badges. Unauthorized possession of badges. Possession of unauthorized badges. Wrongful exercise of authority. Unauthorized bodies. Offences. Incorporation. Powers of Association. Execution of documents. Internal management. Saving.

Originally 51 of 1935. (Cap. 283, 1950.) 26 of 1952. 34 of 1967. 6 of 1975. 71 of 1978. Short title. Interpretation. Distribution of badges. Unauthorized possession of badges. Possession of unauthorized badges. Wrongful exercise of authority. Unauthorized bodies. Offences. Incorporation. Powers of Association. Execution of documents. Internal management. Saving.

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