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Amendment
8.-(1) In section 2 (b) of the Misdemeanours of Ordinance Punishment Ordinance, 1898, the words "district watch force" shall be substituted for the words "dis- trict watchmen force appointed under the authority of the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888 ".
No. 1 of 1898,
Amendment
No. 31 of 1911.
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(2) In paragraph (10) of Group B of section 39 of Ordinance of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, the words "district watch force shall be substituted for the words "District Watchmen Force appointed under the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888 ".
Objects and Reasons.
Provisions relating to the valuable force of District Watchmen have been contained hitherto in Part IV of Ordinance No. 3 of 1888. It is considered that they should have an Ordinance of their own. This Ordinance therefore repeals that part and re-enacts it substantially here. Clause 2 regularises appointments to the District Watch Committee. Clause 3 is derived from sections 18 and 19 of Ordinance 3 of 1888, the power to appoint the watchmen being given to the Committee.
Clauses 4 and 5 are similarly derived from the old sections 29 and 21 respectively. Clause 6 which provides a penalty for personation is based on section 25 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1927. With regard to elause 7 it may be stated that by virtue of section 12 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, (No. 31 of 1911) the repeal of an enactment does not affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under the enactment so repealed.
October, 1930.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.