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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 3, 1912.
HONGKONG.
No. 15 of 1912.
An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordin-
ances, 1890-1910.
:
I assent to this Ordinance.
LS
CLAUD SEVERN,
Officer Administering the Government.
Short title.
A mends
section 86 of Ordinance
No. 3 of 1890
as amended by section 5 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1910.
[3rd May, 1912.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Magistrates Amendment Ordinance, 1912.
2. Section 86 of the Magistratés Ordinance, 1890, as amended by section 5 of the Magistrates Amendment Or- dinance, 1910, is hereby repealed and there shall be sub- stituted therefor the following section :--
86. Whenever any offender whose age appears to the Magistrate not to exceed sixteen years is convicted of any offence other than the offences specified in the Third Schedule the Magistrate may in lieu of any other punishment to which the offender is liable, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 4 (2) (e) of the Flogging Ordinance, 1903, as amended by the Flogging Amendment Ordinance, 1911, or in section 12A (2) (iv) of the Peace Preserva- tion Ordinance, 1886, as amended by the Peace Preservation Amendment Ordinance, 1911 :- (a.) order such offender to be discharged after
due admonition ; or
(b.) order such offender to be delivered to his parent or to his guardian or nearest adult relative or in the case of the offender being an apprentice or servant to his master or mistress or in the case of the offender being a school boy or school girl to the person in charge of the school at which the offender is attending on such parent guardian relative master mistress or person in charge of a school executing a bond with or without a surety or sure- ties that he or she will be responsible for the good behaviour and also, if the Magis- trate thinks it necessary, for the proper education of the offender for any period not exceeding twelve months; or
(c.) order such offender if a male to be whip- ped with not more than twelve strokes of a light cane or rattan within the court premises and in the presence if they desire to be present of the parent guardian rela- tive master mistress or person in charge of such offender.
Provided that if the offender is convicted of larceny, or of any offence which now or at any time hereafter is by law deemed or declared to be simple larceny or punishable as simple larceny,