Cap. 1020 - Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Ordinance

To incorporate the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association and to further and protect its activities. (Replaced 71 of 1978 s. 2) [6 December 1935](Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2022) 1. Short title This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Ordinance.(Amended 71 of 1978 s. 3) 2. Interpretation In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—Association (總會) means the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association incorporated by this Ordinance;Constitution (會章) means the constitution for the time being of the Association and all rules made thereunder;Girl Guide (女童軍) includes Brownie Guide, Guide and Ranger Guide recognized as such under the rules of the Association and all persons recognized as officers of the Association under the Constitution.(Replaced 71 of 1978 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 Girl Guides; or(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the words “Girl Guides” or the characters “女童軍”.(Amended 34 of 1967 s. 2; 71 of 1978 s. 5) 4. Unauthorized possession of badges No person shall, except with the authority of the Association or with lawful authority or lawful excuse, have in his possession—(a) any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Association for use by Girl Guides; or(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the words “Girl Guides” or the characters “女童軍”.(Amended 34 of 1967 s. 2; 71 of 1978 s. 6) 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 Girl Guides as to lead to the belief that the device in question is such badge, token or emblem; or (Amended 71 of 1978 s. 7)(b) any badge, token or emblem containing any words or characters so closely resembling any words or characters ordinarily used to describe any Girl Guide as to be calculated to deceive or mislead. 6. Wrongful exercise of authority No Girl Guide shall, by virtue of her 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 of the Association.(Amended 71 of 1978 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—(a) claims or purports to be “Girl Guides” or which uses any of the following titles—(i) “Girl Guides” or the equivalent Chinese title thereof that is to say “女童軍”;(ii) “The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association” or the equivalent Chinese title thereof that is to say “香港女童軍總會”;(iii) “Hong Kong Girl Guides” or the equivalent Chinese title thereof that is to say “香港女童軍”;(iv) “Brownie Guides” or the equivalent Chinese title thereof that is to say “ 小女童軍”;(v) “Ranger Guides” or the equivalent Chinese title thereof that is to say “深資女童軍”; or(vi) any other title in any language, with or without additional characters, which so closely resembles any of the said titles as to be calculated to deceive or mislead; or(b) by the use of any such title or otherwise purports or claims to be connected with the Association.(2) No person shall, without the consent of the Chief Executive in Council, form, or work in connexion with or be a member of, any organization, other than the Association which carries on or is intended to carry on any work of a similar nature to that carried on by the Association. (Amended 4 of 2000 s. 3)(Amended 34 of 1967 s. 2; 71 of 1978 s. 9) 8. Offences Any person who contravenes section 3, 4, 5, or 7 commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2.(Replaced 71 of 1978 s. 10. Amended E.R. 4 of 2022) 9. Incorporation The President, the Vice Presidents, the Chief Commissioner, the Deputy Chief Commissioners, the Assistant Chief Commissioners, the Honorary Secretary and the Honorary Treasurer for the time being shall be a body corporate and shall have the name of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association and in that name shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts and may have and use a common seal.(Replaced 71 of 1978 s. 11) 10. Powers of Association Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the Association shall have all the powers of a natural person of full age and legal capacity.(Replaced 71 of 1978 s. 12) 11. Execution of documents All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the Association shall be sealed in the presence of, and shall be signed by, the Chief Commissioner and either a Deputy Chief Commissioner or an Assistant Chief Commissioner.(Replaced 71 of 1978 s. 13) 12. Internal management All matters of internal management shall be settled and carried out in accordance with the Constitution.(Amended 71 of 1978 s. 14) 13. 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, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize any change in the general spirit of the Girl Guide Movement as incorporated by the founder, the late Lieut.-General Lord Baden-Powell, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., F.R.G.S., D.C.L., LL.D., and embodied in his book “Girl Guiding”.(Amended 71 of 1978 s. 15; 4 of 2000 s. 3)