SURVEYOR GENERAL'S (CHANGE OF NAME) ORDINANCE, 1892
Title
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S (CHANGE OF NAME) ORDINANCE, 1892
Description
ORDINANCE No.1 OF 1892.
Surveyor General's (Change of Name)
AN ORDINANCE to give Effect to the Change in Name and
Style of the Surveyor General and Surveyor General's
Department.
[1st April,1892.]
WHEREAS the Governor has been pleased to direct that the
Surveyor General for the time being of this Colony shall hence-
forth be known as and styled 'The Director of Public Works,' and the
Surveyor General's Department shall be knwon as and styled 'The
Public Works Department,'and it is expedient to give effect thereto:
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice
and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Surveyor General's (Change of
Name) Ordinance,1892.
2. Wherever in any Ordinance,Order of the Governor-in-Council,
Order of the Governor, rule, regulation, or by-law, or in any deed,
lease, or other document, the expression 'Surveyor General,'
'Surveyor General's Department,' or 'Surveyor General's Office,' or
any similar expression occurs,and in order to give effect to such
Ordinance, Order-in-Council,Order of the Govcernor, rule, regulation,
by-law, or other document as aforesaid, it is necessary to substitute the
expression 'Director of Public Works,' 'Public Works Department,'
'Public Works Ofice,' or other similar expression,such Ordinance,
Order-in-Council, Order of the Governor, rule, regulation,by-law,and
other document shall be read and construed accordingly.
A.D. 1892. Ordinance No. 1 of 1892. Short title. Construction of Ordinance, etc., where expression 'Surveyor General,' etc., is used.
Surveyor General's (Change of Name)
AN ORDINANCE to give Effect to the Change in Name and
Style of the Surveyor General and Surveyor General's
Department.
[1st April,1892.]
WHEREAS the Governor has been pleased to direct that the
Surveyor General for the time being of this Colony shall hence-
forth be known as and styled 'The Director of Public Works,' and the
Surveyor General's Department shall be knwon as and styled 'The
Public Works Department,'and it is expedient to give effect thereto:
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice
and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Surveyor General's (Change of
Name) Ordinance,1892.
2. Wherever in any Ordinance,Order of the Governor-in-Council,
Order of the Governor, rule, regulation, or by-law, or in any deed,
lease, or other document, the expression 'Surveyor General,'
'Surveyor General's Department,' or 'Surveyor General's Office,' or
any similar expression occurs,and in order to give effect to such
Ordinance, Order-in-Council,Order of the Govcernor, rule, regulation,
by-law, or other document as aforesaid, it is necessary to substitute the
expression 'Director of Public Works,' 'Public Works Department,'
'Public Works Ofice,' or other similar expression,such Ordinance,
Order-in-Council, Order of the Governor, rule, regulation,by-law,and
other document shall be read and construed accordingly.
A.D. 1892. Ordinance No. 1 of 1892. Short title. Construction of Ordinance, etc., where expression 'Surveyor General,' etc., is used.
Abstract
A.D. 1892. Ordinance No. 1 of 1892. Short title. Construction of Ordinance, etc., where expression 'Surveyor General,' etc., is used.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/665
Edition
1901
Volume
v2
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 1 of 1892
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“SURVEYOR GENERAL'S (CHANGE OF NAME) ORDINANCE, 1892,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 22, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/665.
