593894-1939-Ordinance-passed-and-assented-to---Law-revision--No-33-of-1939 — Page 64

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939.

Schedule,-contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

44. The Vehicles and

Traffic Regulation ¦ Ordinance, 1912. (No. 40 of 1912). -contd.

45. The Boycott Pre-

vention Ordin- ance, 1912. (No. 41 of 1912.)

46. The

Chinese Marriage Preser- vation Ordinance,

(iv) paragraph (h) is amended by the substitution of the word does for it shall in the third line;

(v) paragraph (1) is amended by the in- sertion of the words designed to be immediately before the word drawn in the first line;

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(vi) paragraph (k)-the following para- graph is substituted-

(k) Unladen weight' in relation to a motor vehicle means the weight of any such vehicle exclusive of the weight of any load but inclusive of any water, fuel or accumulators normally used for the purpose of propulsion;

(vii) paragraph (7) is substitution of the word

shall in the fourth line.

amended by the

"

does for it

(2) Section 6-sub-section (2) is amended by

the substitution of the word consents for shall consent " in the last line.

The Ordinance is repealed.

(1) The long title is amended by the sub-

stitution-

(i) of the words

punishment for

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a remedy against

in the first line;

1912.

for

(No. 42 of 1912.)

(ii) of the words

for

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found guilty of

who commit adultery

in the second

with or harbour

adultery or of harbouring

line.

(2) Sections 2 to 8 are repealed and the follow-

ing sections substituted-

2. In this Ordinance-

means a

(1) Chinese married woman' woman married according to the laws or customs of China, and includes only the first wife (kit fat) or the second wife (tin fong) of any Chinese man;

(2) a person who receives or harbours a Chinese married woman who has left her husband because of his cruelty to her or because of his failure properly to maintain her shall not be deemed to have received or harboured her without reasonable excuse.

Interpreta-

tion.

to husband

3.-(1) If it is proved to the satisfaction of a Power to

magistrate that any Chinese person has award com- committed adultery with a Chinese married pensation woman, the magistrate may order such for adultery person to pay to the husband of the woman with or compensation not exceeding five hundred harbouring dollars.

Chinese

(2) If it is proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate that any person has without

married

woman.

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