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and he shall be at liberty to explain or add to his answer.
(2.) When the whole is made conformable to what he declares is the truth, the examination shall be attested by the signature of the Magistrate, who shall certify under his hand that it was taken in his presence and in his hearing and contains accurately the whole of the statement made by the accused person.
(3.) The accused person shall sign or attest by his mark such record.
4. The Judge presiding at any Criminal Session of the Supreme Court may, if he thinks fit, from time to time, at any stage of the trial, examine the accused person, and may in like manner question him generally on the case after the witnesses for the prosecution have been examined and before he enters upon his defence.
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Examination of accused person by Judge. Prae. Code, Indian Crim. s. 250.
accused person to answer,
5. The accused person shall not be liable to any punishment for refusing to answer or for answering falsely any question asked under section 2 or section 4, but the Magistrate or the Court shall draw such inference as may seem just from such refusal.
6. No influence by means of any promise or threat or otherwise shall be used to the accused person to induce him to disclose or to withhold any matter within his knowledge.
7. No oath or affirmation shall be administered to the accused person.
As to use of answers to questions put by magistrate & Judge
ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1874.
Ib. s. 343. Prohibition of being used.
Ib. s. 344. Prohibition of oath. D. s. 315.
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AN ORDINANCE to control Recruiting in the Colony for the Service of Foreign States.
A.D. 1874.
[16th November, 1874.]
WHEREAS it is expedient that the Governor-in-Council should exercise full control over recruiting in this Colony for the service of Foreign States :
Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---
Ordinance No. 7 of 1874.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign Recruiting Ordinance, 1874.
Interpretation of term.
2. In this Ordinance the term "Foreign State" includes any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of government in or over any country, colony, province, or people beyond the limits of this Colony.