Oaths and Declarations Ordinance

2.
Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise
requires—
commissioner
(
監誓員
) means a commissioner for oaths duly
            appointed by the Chief Justice under any enactment in force in Hong Kong;
notary
(
公證人
) has the same meaning as “notary public” in
section 2(1)
of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (
Cap. 159
);
(Replaced
27 of 1998 s. 8
)
person
                acting
            judicially
(
以司法人員身分行事的人
) means a tribunal, commission or
            other person having by law power to receive evidence on
            oath;
principal
                officials
(
主要官員
) means the principal officials of the Hong
            Kong Special Administrative Region Government as set out in the Basic Law.
(Added
123 of 1997 s. 3
)