Cap. 1activeordinance

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance

釋義及通則條例

Full legislation

s.40

Construction of enabling words

(1)
Where any Ordinance confers upon any person power to do or enforce the doing of
                any act or thing, all such powers shall be deemed to be also conferred as are
                reasonably necessary to enable the person to do or enforce the doing of the act or
                thing.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), where any Ordinance
                confers
power—
(a)
to provide for, prohibit, control or regulate any matter, such power shall
                    include power to provide for the same by the licensing thereof and power to
                    prohibit acts whereby the prohibition, control or regulation of such matter
                    might be evaded;
(b)
to grant a licence, Government lease, permit, authority, approval or
                    exemption, such power shall include power to impose reasonable conditions
                    subject to which such licence, Government lease, permit, authority, approval or
                    exemption may be granted;
(Amended
26 of 1998 s. 16
;
29 of 1998 s. 105
)
(c)
to approve any person or thing, such power shall include power to withdraw
                    approval thereof;
(d)
to give directions, such power shall include power to couch the same in the
                    form of prohibitions.
(3)-(4)
(Repealed
89 of 1993 s. 19
)