ORDINANCES Nos. 4 AND 5 OF 1886 . 1957
Infants Custody. Sales of Reversions.
No. 4 of 1886.
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to the Custody of
Infants.
[ 10th March, 1886. ]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
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Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Infants Cus Short title.
tody Ordinance, 1886.
2. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance it shall be Supreme
Court may
lawful for the Supreme Court upon the petition presented in a summary order mother
to have access
way of the mother (by her next friend if necessary ) of any infant or to and custody
of infants
infants under the age of sixteen years to order that the petitioner shall under 16
years.
have access to such infant or infants at such time and subject to such [ 36 V. c. 12.
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regulations as the Court shall deem proper or to order that such infant *
or infants shall be delivered to the mother and remain in or under her
custody or control or shall if already in her custody or under her control
remain therein until such infant or infants shall attain such age not
exceeding sixteen years as the Court shall direct ; and further, to order
that such custody or control shall be subject to such regulations as
regards access by the father or guardian of such infant or infants and
otherwise as the Court shall deem proper.
3. No agreement contained in any separation deed made between Separation
deed agree
the father and mother of an infant or infants shall be or be deemed to be ment to give
up custody.
invalid by reason only of its providing that the father of such infant or [36 V. c. 12,
s. 2. ]
infants shall give up the custody or control thereof to the mother : Pro
vided always that no Court shall enforce any such agreement if the Court
shall be of opinion that it will not be for the benefit of the infant or
infants to give effect thereto .
No. 5 of 1886.
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Sales of Reversions .
[ 10th March, 1886. ]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong , with the advice of the
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Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Sules of Short title.
Reversions Ordinance, 1886.