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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24тH MAY, 1890.
Repeal of Ord. No. 32 of 1889.
Amendment of Ordinance No. 14 of 1962.
Additional formalities for declarations.
No. 6 of 1890.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to repeal Ordi- nance No. 32 of 1889 and amend Ordinance No. 14 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance for granting Patents for Inventions within this Colony.
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F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
[23rd May, 1890.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. Ordinance No. 32 of 1889 is hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect anything lawfully done or any right acquired thereunder,
2. The words "the Patent Law Amendment Act 1852 of the Imperial Farliament" in section three of Or- dinance No. 14 of 1862 are hereby repealed and, instead thereof, there shall be substituted and read the words The Patents Designs and Trade Marks Acts 1883 to 1888 or any Rules made thereunder.
3. Every declaration to be made pursuant to section one of Ordinance No. 14 of 1862 shall be made before some person duly authorised to administer an oath in the country where it is made, and every person who shall knowingly make any untrue or false statement in any such declaration shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalties of perjury.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th day of May, 1890.
F. A. HAZELAND, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 23rd day of May, 1890.
W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Punishment for falsifica- tion of accounts, &c.
No. 7 OF 1890.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law with reference to the Falsification of Accounts.
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F. FLEMING,
Officer Administering the Government.
[23rd May, 1890.]
HEREAS it is expedient to amend the law so as to punish the falsification by clerks, officers, servants, and others of their employers' accounts, books, writings, or documents: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. That if any clerk, officer, or servant, or any person employed or acting in the capacity of a clerk, officer, or servant, shall wilfully and with intent to defraud, destroy, alter, mutilate, or falsify any book, paper, writing, valuable security, or account which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or has been received by him for or on behalf of his employer, or shall wilfully and with intent to defraud make or concur in making any false entry in, or