Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 71 of 2000 s. 3

(1) In this Ordinance, except where the context otherwise requires-

"Chamber" (會議廳) means the Chamber in which the proceedings of the
Council are conducted, and any galleries and places therein provided for
members of the public and representatives of the press, television and radio,
and includes any lobbies, offices or precincts used exclusively in connection
with the proceedings of the Council;

"Clerk" (秘書) means the Clerk to the Legislative Council or any person
acting as his deputy; (Replaced 11 of 1994 s. 3)

"committee" (委員會) means-

   (a)  a standing or select committee or any other committee of the Council;

   (b)  a subcommittee of any committee referred to in paragraph (a);
        (Replaced 11 of 1994 s. 3)

"Council" means the Legislative Council;

"journals" (議事錄) means the minutes of the Council or the official record
of the votes and proceedings thereof;

"member" (議員) means a member of the Council;

"officer of the Council" (立法會人員) means the Clerk or any other
officer or person acting within the precincts of the Chamber under the orders
of the President and includes any police officer on duty within the
precincts of  the Chamber; (Amended 71 of 2000 s. 3)

"precincts of the Chamber" (會議廳範圍) means the Chamber and offices of
the Council and any adjacent galleries and places provided for the use or
accommodation of members of the public and representatives of the press,
television and radio, and subject to any exceptions made by the President
under subsection (2) includes, during the whole of any day the Council or a
committee is sitting, the entire building in which the Chamber is situated and
any forecourt, yard, garden, enclosure or open space adjoining or appertaining
to such building and used or provided for the purposes of the Council;
(Amended 11 of 1994 s. 3)

"President" (主席) means the President of the Council, and includes any
other member of the Council when presiding at a sitting of the Council;

"Rules of Procedure" (議事規則) means the Rules of Procedure of the
Council for the time being in force. (Added 71 of 2000 s. 3)

(1A) For the purposes of the definition of "committee" in subsection (1) the
reference to any other committee of the Council shall be construed as
including a panel consisting only of members and paragraph

   (b)  of that definition shall be construed and have effect accordingly.
        (Added 11 of 1994 s. 3)

(2) The President may, by notice published in the Gazette, order that any part
of a building, forecourt, yard, garden, enclosure or open
space referred to in the definition in subsection (1) of "precincts of the
Chamber" (會議廳範圍) shall be excluded from that definition, either
generally or for a specific purpose and either temporarily or permanently.
(Enacted 1985. Amended 71 of 2000 s. 3)

"Chamber" (會議廳)

"Clerk" (秘書)

"committee" (委員會)

"Council"

"journals" (議事錄)

"member" (議員)

"officer of the Council" (立法會人員)

"precincts of the Chamber" (會議廳範圍)

"President" (主席)

"Rules of Procedure" (議事規則)