HONGKONG.
ANNO DECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 6 of 1846.
By His Excellency, Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEKO- INGS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER MAJESTY'S ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
[8th October, 1846.]
Title,
Preambic.
Criminal Proceed-
WHEREAS it is necessary and expedient to make provision for the due and proper institution and carrying on of Criminal Proceedings in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, during the ab- sence of Her Majesty's Attorney-General: Be it therefore enacted and ordained, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, Power 10 the it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, Governor to appoint at any time in and daring the absence of Her Majesty's Attorney person to carry on General, to nominate and appoint a fit and proper Person to appear ings during the ab- and prosecute in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, either as sence of the Attor Attorney-General or in his own Name for and on the behalf of Her ney-General, &c. said Majesty and any Indictment or Information signed by the party so nominated and appointed shall be of the same force and validity as if the same had been signed by Her Majesty's Attorney- General pursuant to an Ordinance made and passed in the Ninth Year of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Ordinance to regu- No. 8 of 1845, See- late Criminal Proceedings."
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 8th day of October, 1846.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
J. F. DAVIS,
Governor, &c.
tion I.
Adolphure Ethelter Cask of fament
Clerk of Councils.
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