ORDINANCE No. 27 OF 1886.
Commissioners Powers.
No. 27 of 1886,
An Ordinance entitled An Ordinance to enable the Governor of Hongkong to appoint Commissions under the seal of the Colony and to confer certain powers on Commissioners so appointed necessary for conducting Inquiries.
[14th December, 1886.]
BE 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 Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886."
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Short title.
Power to Governor to appoint commissioners.
2. The Governor in Council shall have power to nominate and appoint commissioners under the seal of the Colony for the purpose of instituting making and conducting any inquiry that may be deemed advisable or necessary and for reporting thereon; and also to appoint a secretary or clerk to such commissioners at such remuneration as he may think fit; and in case of any vacancy occurring in the office of any commissioner, secretary, or clerk so appointed by reason of such commissioner, secretary, or clerk dying, resigning, declining, or being or becoming incapable to act, from time to time in like manner to fill up such vacancy.
3. All commissioners so appointed as aforesaid, shall if the Governor in Council deem it necessary or expedient, and provided that the commission, under which they are appointed, so direct, have all or any of the powers, rights, and privileges following that is to say:-
(1.) All such powers as are now or may hereafter be vested in the Supreme Court of the Colony or in any Judge for the time being thereof on the occasion of any action or suit in respect of the following matters:-
(a.) The enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath, affirmation, or otherwise, as they or he may think fit.
(b.) The compelling the production of documents.
(c.) The punishing persons guilty of contempt.
(d.) The ordering an inspection of any property.
Power to fill vacancies. [33 and 34 Vict. c. 105, s. 5.]
Power of commissioners appointed by [Ibid. s. 6.]