### Catholic Mission of Macao Incorporation Ordinance 《澳門天主敎敎會法團條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Catholic Mission of Macao Incorporation Ordinance.

2. Incorporation
The Bishop of Macao, and his successors in the office of Bishop of Macao shall be a corporation sole, hereinafter called the corporation

3. Powers of corporation
(1) The corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situate, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation, company or person, and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels and other goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.
(2) The corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, or vessels or other goods and chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the corporation, upon such terms as to the corporation may seem fit.

4. Property transferred to corporation to pass to successors
The legal estate in any property whatsoever transferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall in the event of the death of the Administrator in Hong Kong of the Catholic Mission of Macao for the time being, or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Administrator pass to his successor in such office when appointed.

5. Appointment of temporary Administrator
(1) Until the appointment of such successor as aforesaid the Vicar Capitular of the Diocese of Macao appointed by the Chapter of the Diocese of Macao or by the Archbishop of Goa shall on his furnishing to the Chief Executive satisfactory evidence of his appointment be entitled to exercise on behalf of the corporation all the powers and authorities hereby conferred.
(2) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Chief Secretary for Administration that such evidence has been furnished to the Chief Executive by such person shall be conclusive evidence of his authority to act. (Amended L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997)
(Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)

### Catholic Mission of Macao Incorporation Ordinance 《澳門天主敎敎會法團條例》

6. Execution of documents
All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the said Administrator or his attorney and shall be signed by him or his attorney, and such signing shall be taken as sufficient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other instruments, and all deeds, instruments and other documents and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such Administrator or his attorney.

7. Saving
Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of the Central Authorities or the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Basic Law and other laws, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.
(Amended 33 of 1999 s. 3)

### Scout Association of Hong Kong Ordinance 《香港童軍總會條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Scout Association of Hong Kong Ordinance.
(Amended 19 of 1975 s. 4; 28 of 1977 s. 3)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Association (總會) means the Scout Association of Hong Kong being the body recognized by the World Scout Conference, and registered with the World Scout Bureau, as the sole Scout organization in Hong Kong; (Replaced 28 of 1977 s. 4)
constitution (會章) means the constitution of the Association as approved by the World Scout Conference, any amendment duly made thereto and all by-laws and rules made thereunder; (Added 28 of 1977 s. 4)
Scout (童軍) includes Cub Scout, Scout, Sea Scout, Air Scout, Venture Scout, Venture Sea Scout, Venture Air Scout, Rover Scout, Rover Sea Scout, Rover Air Scout, Lone Scout, Deep Sea Scout, Cadet Leader, and Scouter recognized as such, and also any person recognized as an officer, under the constitution. (Replaced 28 of 1977 s. 4)

3. Distribution of badges
No person other than the Association shall distribute or sell or expose for sale—
(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Association for use by Scouts; or
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the word “Scout”, any emblem referred to in paragraph (a) or the characters “童軍”.
(Amended 19 of 1975 ss. 3 & 6; 28 of 1977 s. 5)

4. Unauthorized possession of badges
No person shall, except with the authority of the Association or with other lawful authority or lawful excuse, have in his possession—
(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Association for use by Scouts; or
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the word “Scout”, any emblem referred to in paragraph (a) or the characters “童軍”.
(Amended 19 of 1975 ss. 3 & 6; 28 of 1977 s. 6)

### Scout Association of Hong Kong Ordinance 《香港童軍總會條例》

5. Possession of unauthorized badges
No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession—
(a) any device which so closely resembles any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Association for use by Scouts as to lead to the belief that the device in question is such badge, token or emblem; or
(b) any badge, token or emblem containing any words or characters so closely resembling any words or characters ordinarily used to describe any Scout as to be calculated to deceive or mislead.
(Amended 19 of 1975 ss. 3 & 7; 28 of 1977 s. 7)

6. Wrongful exercise of authority
No Scout shall, by virtue of his wearing, carrying or bearing any badge, token or emblem of the Association or otherwise, attempt to enforce or exercise authority otherwise than in accordance with the constitution.
(Amended 19 of 1975 ss. 3 & 7; 28 of 1977 s. 8)

7. Unauthorized bodies
(1) No person shall form or work in connexion with or be a member of any organization which without authority from the Association claims or purports to be “Scouts”, or any organization, other than the Association, which uses the title of “Scouts” or the Chinese characters “童軍”, or any title in any language, with or without additional words or characters, which so closely resembles either of the two said titles as to be calculated to deceive or mislead, or any organization which, by the use of any such title or otherwise, without due authority purports or claims to be connected with the Association. (Amended 19 of 1975 ss. 3 & 8; 28 of 1977 s. 9)
(2) (Repealed 28 of 1977 s. 9)

8. Penalty
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 3, 4, 5 or 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 2.
(Replaced 19 of 1975 s. 9. Amended 28 of 1977 s. 10; E.R. 4 of 2022)