THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1886.
LS
W. H. MARSH.
No. 3 OF 1886.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law relating to Larceny and Embezzlement.
[10th March, 1886.]
Be the envied by the Legislative Council thereof, as
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with
follows
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Larceny and Embezzlement Amendment Ordinance 1886, and shall be read and construed with Ordinance 7 of 1865 and all Ordinances amending the same.
2. If any person, being a member of any copartnership or being one of two or more beneficial owners of any Money, Goods or Effects, Bills, Notes, Securities, or other property, shall steal or embezzle any such Money, Goods or Effects, Bills, Notes, Securities, or other property belonging to any such copartnership or to such joint beneficial owners, every such person shall be liable to be dealt with, tried, convicted and punished for the same as if such person had not been or was not a member of such copartnership or one of such beneficial owners.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Short Title.
Member of Partnership guilty of converting to
his
own use, &c. partner- ship property, liable to be tried as if not a Member [31 and 32 V. c. 116, 1.j
LS
W. H. MARSH.
No. 4 of 1886.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law relating to the Custody of Infants.
BE
[10th March, 1886.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Infants Custody Ordinance, 1886.
2. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Supreme Court upon the petition presented in a Summary way of the mother (by her next friend if necessary) of any infant or infants under the age of sixteen years to order that the Petitioner shall have access to such infant or infants at such time and subject to such regulations as the Court shall deem proper or to order that such infant or infants shall be delivered to the mother and remain in or under her custody or control or shall if already in her custody or under her control remain therein until such infant or infants shall attain such age not exceeding sixteen years as the Court shall direct; and further, to order that such custody or control shall be subject to such regulations as regards access by the father or guardian of such infant or infants and otherwise as the Court shall deem proper.
3. No agreement contained in any separation deed made between the father and mother of an infant or infants shall be or be deemed to be invalid by reason only of its pro- viding that the father of such infant or infants shall give up the custody or control thereof to the mother: Provided always that no Court shall enforce any such agreement if the Court shall be of opinion that it will not be for the benefit of the infant or infants to give effect thereto.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Short Title.
Supreme Court may order mother to have access to and custody of infants under 16 years. 136 V. 0.12, s. 3
Separation deed agree- ment to give up custody. [36 Y.c. 12, 6. 2.]
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