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[47 & 48 Vror.] Colonial Prisoners Removal
Act, 1884.
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former conditions, the Secretary of Stato may remit a portion of the A.D. 1884. imprisonment, so that the punishment undergone by the prisoner shall not in the opinion of tho Secretary of Stato be moro sovero than the punishment to which tho prisoner was originally sontoncod, and the sentence of imprisonment shall, so long as the prisoner romains in the part of Her Majesty's dominions to which he is removed, be carried into effect as if the conditions thereof as so varied were the conditions of the original sentence.
(3.) The regulations may also provide for the forms to be used under this Act and generally for the execution of this Act.
(4.) All regulations made under this section shall be duly observed by all persons, and shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament as soon as may be after they are mado.
5. The removing authority for the purposes of this Act shall Removing bo a Scorctary of Stato noting with the concurrence of the muthority. Government of overy British possession concorned.
Pho_concurrence
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6.-(1.) The concurrence of the Government of a British Evidence possession, and any requisition by the Government of a British of net of possession, may be given or made by the Governor in Council or of British such other authority as may be from time to time provided by the possession or inw of tint possession, but shall be signified by writing under State.
Socrotary of the hand of the Governor or of the Colonial Secretary or of any other officer appointed in this behalf by the law of that possession.
(2.) Any writing purporting to givo such concurrence or make such requisition, and to be signed by the Governor or Colonial Secretary or other officer for the time being, shall be conclusive evidence that the concurrence of or roquisition by the Governmont of the British possession has been duly given or made according to law and any writing purporting to be under the hand of a Secretary of State, and to order the removal of a prisoner from ʼn British ponnomsion, alınll be conclusivo ovidoneo thnk such order lins boen duly given by the Secretary of State, and every such writing as above in this noelion mentioned shall be admissible in evidence in nny court in Her Majesty'ʼn dominions widdunt further proof,
7.- (1.) Where the removal of a prisoner from a British posses- Warrant for nion is ordered in pumunnen of thin Aet, a Scoretary of State or the removal of Governor of the British possession nny by warrant undor his hand
prisoner. digeol the prinoney to be Ponoved to the part of Her Majesty's dominions mentioned in the said ordor, and for that purposo to' bo dolivored into kho mustody of the persons named or described in tho
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