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4.-(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Ordin- Penalty. ance shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprison- 24 & 25 Geo.
5, c. 56, ment for a term not exceeding two years and to a fine not
s. 3 (1) and exceeding $2,500, or on summary conviction to imprisonment (4). for a term not exceeding four months and to a fine not exceeding $250.
(2) Where any person is convicted of an offence under this Ordinance, the Court dealing with the case may order any documents connected with the offence to be destroyed or dealt with in such other manner as may be specified in the order, but no documents shall be destroyed before the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be lodged, and if an appeal is lodged no document shall be destroyed until after the appeal has been heard and decided.
5. No prosecution under this Ordinance shall take place Legal without the consent of the Attorney General, who shall decide proceedings. 24 & 25 Geo. whether the magistrate having cognizance of the case shall deal 5, c. 56, with it summarily or as a case for committal for trial on
s. 3 (2) and (3). indictment..
Objects and Reasons.
1. The object of this Bill is to make provision similar to that which exists in the United Kingdom under the Incitement to Disaffection Act, 1934, for the prevention and punishment of endeavours to seduce members of His Majesty's forces from their duty or allegiance, and to include within its ambit the attempted seduction of members of the local Naval, Military and Police forces, corps and reserve constituted under Ordinances Nos. 24 of 1927, 37 of 1932, 10 of 1933 and 30 of 1933.
2. A Table of Correspondence is attached showing the corresponding sections of the United Kingdom Act and the variations therefrom.
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January, 1939.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General: