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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
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It enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
Incorporated.
This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Short title.
Interpreta-tion of terms.
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,-
"The Court" means the Supreme Court of the Colony acting in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction:
"A Judge" or "the Judge" means a Judge of the Court:
"The Registrar" means the Registrar of the Court and includes a Deputy Registrar:
"The Bailiff" means the Bailiff of the Court and includes any deputy of the Bailiff:
"Indictment" includes any criminal information triable by Jury:
"Keeper of the Prison" means the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol and includes the superintendent or other chief officer of any other prison, by whatever name he may be called:
"Property" includes goods, chattels, money, valuable securities, and every other matter or thing, whether real or personal, upon or with reference to which any offence may be committed.
3. Unless the contrary is expressly provided by or is to be implied from any statute relating to such proceedings, the provisions of this Ordinance shall extend and apply to all proceedings which may be taken after the commencement of this Ordinance in respect of indictable offences, whether such offences are constituted before, or at the time of, or after the commencement of this Ordinance.
PART I
BUSINESS OF THE COURT.
4. The Registrar shall ex officio be Master of the Crown Office within this Colony.
5.(1) The ordinary sessions for the despatch of the business of the Court shall commence on the eighteenth day of every month, or, if the eighteenth day is a dies non, then on the lawful day next following: Provided always that the Chief Justice may, on due notice thereof being given, from time to time change the day so appointed.
(2) The Chief Justice may direct a special session of the Court to be held, in addition to the ordinary sessions, whenever it may appear to him necessary or expedient to do so, and such special session shall be held accordingly.
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