Services authorized
to act as
solicitor it certain
(Cap. 159).
Army Legal Services, Hong Kong, to act as solicitor for any member of Her Majesty's Forces in any criminal proceedings against such member if-
(a) such person has filed with the Registrar of the Supreme Court a certificate under the hand of the Commander, British Forces, that such person holds the office afore- said, and an affidavit of identity in such form as may be approved by the Chief Justice, and
(5) such person has adduced evidence to the satisfaction of the Chief Justice that he is qualified to practise as a barrister or an attorney, suficitor de proctor in some part of the Commonwealth.
(2) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Commander, British Forces, may be accepted by the Registrar without proof of the signature.
(3) Any person who has fulfilled the requirements of sub- section (1) shall be entitled to a certificate from the Registrar stating that such person is entitled to practise by virtue of this Ordinance.
(4) Any person practising as a solicitor by virtue of the authority in that behalf conferred by subsection (1) shall be deemed to have been approved, admitted and enrolled as a solicitor of the Supreme Court and shall be subject to the pro- visions of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, but he shall not be liable to pay any of the fees mentioned in the Third and Fourth Schedules of that Ordinance and be shall not be entitled to claim or receive any fee or reward for his services.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 17th day of November, 1934.
HỒNG KÔNG
No. 44 OF 1954-
I assent.
Gubertor.
18th November, 1954-
An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1953. [19th November, 1954.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows---
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Merchant Shipping Short title. (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954.
section 194.
(14 of 1953).
2. The Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1953. (hereinafter Addition referred to as the principal Ordinance) is amended by the addition of new in Part VIII before section so of the following new section- "Prelimin- 49A. (1) Where a shipping casualty has occurred ary inquiry. a preliminary inquiry may be held respecting the Pr. Act.
casualty by any person appointed for the purpose by the Director of Marine.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
*. 466.
(Secretarial 25/3231/54)