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Chapter: | 459
![]() | Title: | Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance | Gazette Number: | E.R. 1 of 2012 |
| Section: | 2 | Heading: | Interpretation | Version Date: | 09/02/2012 |
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
certificate of exemption (豁免證明書) means a certificate of exemption issued under section 7(2) or renewed under section 7(5);
Director (署長) means the Director of Social Welfare;
inspector (督察) means a person appointed under section 17 to be an inspector of residential care homes;
licence (牌照、牌) means a licence issued under section 8(2)(a) or renewed under section 9;
premises (處所) includes any building, enclosure, ground or open air space;
residential care home (安老院) means any premises at which more than 5 persons who have attained the age of 60 years are habitually received for the purposes of care while resident therein.