Amendment
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of section 10.
Section 10 of the principal Ordinance is amended by- (a) the deletion, in paragraph (a) of subsection (2), of “with any number of them not exceeding three, whether they are offences" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"for every such offence, whether it is"; and
(b) the insertion, after subsection (3), of the following new sub-
section-
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"(4) Every such complaint or information shall be in writing and shall contain or consist of a statement of the offence alleged to have been committed, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the offence.".
Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section 18. deletion of subsection (6) and the substitution therefor of the following-
"(6) In every case when the procedure prescribed by sub- section (5) is applicable, the summons shall contain a fool note or endorsement drawing attention to the same.".
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Amendment of section 19.
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Section 19 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion, in subsection (1), of "Where the defendant is present at the bearing the substance of the complaint or information shall be stated to him, and he shall be asked if he has any cause to show why he should not be convicted or why an order should not be made against him, as the case may be, and if he thereupon admits the truth of the complaint or information and shows no cause or no sufficient cause why he should not be convicted or why an order should not be made against him, as the case may be, then the magistrate shall convict him or make an order against him accordingly:" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"Where the defendant is present at the bearing, the substance of the complaint or the whole of the information shall be read over to him, and explained if necessary, and he shall be asked whether he admits or denies the truth of the complaint or information. If the defendant admits the truth of the complaint or information, his admission shall be recorded as nearly as possible in the words used by him, and the magistrate shall convict him or make an order against him accordingly;".
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Section 33 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section 33. deletion, in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), of “or information" and the
substitution therefor of the following-
"if an oral complaint has been made".
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8. Section 68 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion, in subsection (1), of "fifty dollars" in both places where they of section 68. occur and the substitution therefor of the following-
"five hundred dollars".
9. Section 71 of the principal Ordinance is amended in sub- Amendment section (1) by-
(a) the deletion of "charge or complaint is made to a magistrate that any person has committed or is suspected to have com- mitted" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"complaint is made to or an information laid before a magistrate alleging the commission of“*:
(b) the deletion of "charge or complaint" in the second and fourth places where they occur and the substitution therefor in each case of the following-
"complaint or information":
(c) the deletion of "charge or complaint is preferred" and the
substitution therefor of the following-
"complaint is made or before whom the information is Inid":
(4) the deletion of the full stop at the end thereof and the sub-
stitution therefor of a colon; and
(e) the insertion, at the end thereof, of the following new proviso-
"Provided that a warrant shall not be issued in the first instance unless the complaint or information is sup- ported by evidence on oath.".
of section 71.
10. Section 74 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced Amendment
of section 74. by the following-
or informa- tion to be In writing and defects therein.
"Complaint 74. (1) Every complaint or information alleging tha commission of an indictable offence shall be in writing and shall contain or consist of a statement of the offence alleged to have been committed, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the offence.
(2) No objection shall be allowed to any complaint or information for any defect in it in substance or in form or for any variance between it and the evidence adduced on behalf of the prosecution on the hearing.”.
11. Section 77 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion, in subsection (2), of "information or complaint" and the sub- of section 77. stitution therefor of the following-
"cbarge".