Amendment of Ordinance No.9 of 1897, S. 26.
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mendicant or a destitute and that he is unable to prove
either that he is or has the status of a British subject
or that he has been ordinarily resident in the Colony for
a period of seven years or more, may if he thinks fit
declare him to be a mendicant or destitute to whom this
section of this Ordinance applies and order him to be
expelled from the Colony. Such order may be made in lieu
of or in addition to any conviction or sentence under
section 26, 28A or 29.
(3) Any such order shall have the effect of authorizing
any police officer to arrest and detain such person and to
do all such other acts as may be necessary to enable such
person to be expelled from the Colony and repatriated to
the country of which he appears to be a national or sent
to some other destination without the Colony chosen by
such person and approved by the Commissioner of Police.
(4) If any person expelled from the Colony under this
section returns thereto within a period of five years from
the date of the order for his expulsion, unless with and
in accordance with the permission in writing of the
Commissioner of Police, he shall be guilty of an offence
and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding six weeks and to a recommendation for
deportation under section 8 of the Deportation of Aliens
Ordinance, 1935.
5.
Section 26 of the Vagrancy Ordinance, 1897, is
amended by the insertion of the words "a mendicant or a
destitute" after the word "vagrant" in the first line.