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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 21, 1913.
HONGKONG.
No. 3 OF 1915.
An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordi-
nance, 1890.
I assent to this Ordinance.
LS
F. H. MAY,
Governor.
[21st February, 1913.]
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 Short title. Amendment Ordinance, 1913.
2. Section 85 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, is Repeal of hereby repealed and the following section substituted section 85 therefor :-
of Ordinance No. 3 of 1890, and substitution of new
"85. Whenever any male offender is convicted by section
a Magistrate
therefor.
(a.) under the provisions of either section 44 or section 45 of the Offences against the No. 2 of 1865. Persons Ordinance, 1865, or
(b.) under section 52 of the Offences No. 2 of 1865. against the Persons Ordinance, 1865, of com-
mitting an act of gross indecency with another
male person under the age of 13, or
(c.) under section 29 of the Larceny Ordi- No.5 of 1865. nance, 1865, of stealing any ornament or other
chattel from the person of any woman or
child, or
(d.) under the provisions of either section
107 or section 108 of the Chinese Emigration No. 1 of 1889. Ordinance, 1889, or
(e.) under the provisions of section 7 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, No. 4 of 1897. 1897, or
(f.) under the provisions of section 3 of the Stowaways Ordinance, 1903, or
No. 5 of 1903.
(g.) under the provisions of section 8 of the Deportation Ordinance, 1912, in any case No. 9 of 1912. in which the person so convicted had been
prior to his deportation
(1.) convicted of any criminal offence by the Supreme Court of the Colony or by His Majesty's Supreme Court in China, or
(2.) convicted twice of any criminal offence and whether of the same character or not by a Magisterial Court in the Colony, or
(3.) convicted of any criminal offence by a Magisterial Court in the Colony and after his deportation had been con- victed under the provisions of section 8 of the Deportation Ordinance, 1912,
or
(4.) convicted by a Magisterial Court in the Colony of any offence under the penalty for which he was liable to
the punishment of flogging,
the Magistrate may, in addition to the punish- ef. No. 3 of ment awarded for such offence, direct that the 1903. offender be flogged."
Passed the Legislative Council of Hougkong, this 20th day of February, 1913.
R. H. CROFTON,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 21st
day of February, 1913.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.