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Straits De-

residing or

the Colony (cf. clause

11-(1) Every person lawfully banished from the portees pro- Straits Settlements or from any Native State in the hibited from Malay Peninsula which is for the time being under the being within protection of the British Government is hereby prohibited from residing or being in the Colony during the term of such banishment unless he shall have obtained the written permission of the Governor to reside in the Colony, Any such permission may be revoked in writing by the Governor served on such person and upon such revocation the provision of this sub-section shall apply as though such permission had not been obtained.

2 of the Bill approved by H.M. Secre- tary of State

in his des- patch of 30.6.11).

Evidence

(f, clause 2 of said Bill).

Repeal of Ordinance No. 1 of

1881, section 18 of Ordin.

ance No. 10 of 1886,

(2.) No person shall be deemed to have committed a breach of the provisions of this section if during the term of such banishment he has resided or been within the Co- lony on one occasion only for such period as may be rea- sonably necessary for him to make arrangements for his departure. Provided however that it shall be lawful for any police officer to arrest and detain any such person or to take such other steps as may be necessary to facilitate or to expedite his departure.

12.-(1.) For the purpose of any prosecution under the provisions of this Ordinance an order of banishment pur- porting to be signed by the Clerk of Councils of this Colony or by the Colonial Secretary or Acting Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements shall be deemed to be suflicient proof, until the contrary is shewn, of the fact and date of such banishment.

(2.) The answers given to the questious set out in Form No. 2 of the Schedule shall not be admissible in evidence in any but banishment proceedings.

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13. The Banishment and Conditional Pardous Ordinance, 1882, section 13 of the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, section 18 of the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, and the follow- ing words in sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, namely, the words ; and if any person, not being a natural born or naturalized section 18 of British subject, who has been previously convicted of an offence under this section, is again found guilty of such an offence, the Governor-in-Council may issue an order banish- ing such person from the Colony under any banishment section 12(1) laws which may from time be in force in the Colony" are of Ordinance hereby repcaled.

Ordinance

No. 2 of

1891, and

part of

No. 4 of

1897.

Hongkong.

Schedule.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE,

FORM No. 1.

Warrant for Arrest,

In Government House in the Colony of Hongkong.

To each and all of the Police Officers of the said Colo- ny and to the Superintendent of the House of Detention in the said Colony.

Information having been laid before me that

is a person who ought to be deported under the provisions of the Deportation Ordinance, 1912, and I having been satisfied that a warrant for the arrest and detention of the said

should be issued: These are there-

fore to command you the said Police Officers in His Majes- ty's name, forthwith to apprehend the said

and to convey the said

House of Detention and there to deliver

to the

to the

Superintendent thereof with this warrant; and you the said Superintendent, to receive the said

into your custody in the said House of Detention and there safely keep

for a period of six days from the date of the reception of the said

into your custody or nutil

shall have been sooner discharged

under the provisions of the said Ordinance,

Dated this

day of

(Signed)

Governor.

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