HONG KONG.
No. 39 OF 1956.
1 assent.
Officer Administering ke "Government.
26th July, 1956.
An Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates (Coroners
Powers) Ordinance, Chapter 14.
[27th July, 1956.]
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 Magistrates Short title. (Coroners Powers) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956.
replace-
2. Subsection (z) of section 7 of the Magistrates (Coroners Repeal and Powers) Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance) is repealed and replaced by the following-
"(2) Whenever~~
(a) any person dies whilst in police custody; or (b) any prisoner dies in prison,
ment of
subsection (2) of acetion 7. (Cap. 14).