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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 15, 1936.
25 & 26 Geo. 5, c. 25, s. 3 (2).
Impairing or lighten- ing gold or silver coin with intent.
24 & 25
Vict. c. 99, s. 4.
Amendments
(ii) the words
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or of any coin of any foreign prince, state or country, in the eighth and ninth lines of paragraph (1) are repealed.
(p) in section 25 the words " the King's line of sub-section (1) and the words
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in the fourth or any such foreign
or other coin as is mentioned in this Ordinance," in the fourth and fifth lines of sub-section (1) are repealed.
(q) the word "King's" in the marginal notes to sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall be deleted.
(3) There shall be substituted for the penalties provided in section 6 and section 7 of the Coinage Offences Ordinance, 1865, (which respectively relate to the importation and exportation of counterfeit coin) a penalty of imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
(4) In the seventh line of section 7 the word “ shall be substituted for the word misdemeanor
felony "
(5) The Coinage Offences Ordinance, 1865, is amended by the insertion of the following new section after section 4 thereof :-
4A. Every person who impairs, diminishes, or lightens any current gold or silver coin, with intent that the coin so impaired, diminished or lightened may pass for current gold or silver coin shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
4. The Extradition (Hongkong) Ordinance, 1875, is
to Ordinance amended--- No. 5 of 1875.
36 & 37 Vict. c. 60, s. 8.
36 & 37
Vict. c. 88,
s. 27,
6 Ed. 7,
c 15 s. 1.
22 & 23
Geo. 5, c. 39, s. 1.
25 & 26
Geo. 5,
c. 25, s. 4.
(a) by inserting the following recital before the last recital in the preamble:-
AND WHEREAS the First Schedule to the Extradition Act, 1870, was extended to divers crimes by the Extradition Act, 1873, to slave trade offences by the Slave Trade Act, 1873, to bribery by the Extradition Act, 1906, to offences relating to dangerous drugs by the Extradition Act, 1932, and to offences in connection with counterfeit currency by the Counterfeit Currency (Convention) Act, 1935;
(b) by inserting the words "as so extended," after the date 1873,"-...
(i) in the last line of the last recital; and
(ii) in the second lines of sections 2, 3 and 4.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 13th day of May, 1936.
D. M. MACDOUGAL.L,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
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