ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
25695
REC
RES 16 JUL 06
325
Hongkong,
3th June.
1903.
Report on Ordinance No..........
of 190
I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled
An Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates Ordinance,
1990
and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to
the Governor's Instructions.
The object of this Ordinance is to remove doubts as to the
power of a Yagistrate to treat a witness who has come voluntari-
-ly before him in the same manner as a witness who has attended
on subpoena: and to remove doubts as to the jurisdiction of a
Vagistrate to deal summarily under the powers conferred by sec-
-tion 80 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, with persons
charged under section 32 (5) (a) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance.
with obtaining credit under false pretences or by means of any
other fraud; and also to remove doubts as to the power of Jus-
-tices of the Peace to issue search warrants under the Summary
Offences Ordinance, 1345.