Cap 268 s 2 Interpretation (REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	268	Title:	REGISTRATION OF LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	34 of 1999
Section:	2	Heading:	Interpretation	Version Date:	01/07/1997

Remarks:

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 34 of 1999 s. 3

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"address" (地址) in the case of an individual means his residence or usual place of business, and in the case of a corporation means the head office of such corporation within Hong Kong; (Amended 15 of 1987 s. 4)
"contravene" (違反) includes a failure to comply;
"editor" (編輯) means the chief editor if there are more editors than one, and includes any person acting as chief editor or performing any of the usual functions of a chief editor;
"local newspaper" (本地報刊) means a newspaper printed or produced in Hong Kong; (Replaced 15 of 1987 s. 4)
"newspaper" (報刊) means any paper or other publication and any supplement thereto available to the general public which-

(a) contains news, intelligence, occurrences or any remarks, observations or comments in relation to such news, intelligence, or occurrences or to any other matter of public interest; and

(b) is printed or produced for sale or free distribution and published either periodically (whether half-yearly, quarterly, monthly, fortnightly, weekly, daily or otherwise) or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 6 months; and

"printed document" (印刷文件) includes every piece of paper, cloth or other similar material, bearing any words, pictures or signs which were or appear to have been wholly or partly produced by any mechanical, electrical or other copying process in Hong Kong and the collection of such pieces of paper, cloth or other material in any bound or other permanent form but does not include-

(a) any document solely intended and solely used for a bona fide and ordinary commercial, professional, social or administrative purpose; or

(b) any other document issued or used by any public body; (Replaced 15 of 1987 s. 4. Amended 51 of 1988 s. 2)

"proprietor" (東主) includes lessee;
"public body" (公共機構) has the same meaning as it has in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap 201); (Added 51 of 1988 s. 2)
"Registrar" (註冊主任) means such officer as may be appointed by the Chief Executive to act as registrar of newspapers, and includes any person appointed by the Chief Executive to act as deputy registrar of newspapers. (Amended 34 of 1999 s. 3)