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FIRST COLUMN.

(1) Section 2

(2) Section 3

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SCHEDULE.

SECOND COLUMN.

(1) Section 2 is amended by the deletion of the whole of the sixth line of subsection (1) and by the deletion in the last line of such subsection of the words "or Order in Council''.

(2) Section 3 is amended in subsection (1) thereof-

(a) by the deletion of the definition of the substitution

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"Commonwealth" and therefor of the following-

""Commonwealth" means collectively the United Kingdom, any British possession, the Republic of India, any state or territory under His Majesty's protection and any mandated or trust territory;**;

(b) by the deletion of the définition of

"Dominion";

(0) by the deletion of the definition of

"disallowance";

(d) by the insertion in the second line of the definition of "enactment' after the words "competent authority" of the following-

"in the Colony";

(e) by the insertion in the last line of the definition of "Governor in Council" after the word "necessarily" of the following-

"in accordance with such advice nor necessarily";

FIRST COLUMN.

(3) Section 3

(4) Section 3

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() by the deletion of the definition

the substitution

"imprisonment" and therefor of the following-

* "imprisonment" shall import imprisonment with hard labour save in respect of imprisonment under any enactment for not providing sureties: Provided that save where a court or magistrate otherwise orders a term of

Second COLUMN.

imprisonment for less than two years shall import imprisonment without hard labour;";

(g) by the deletion of the definition of

"Legislative Council” and “legislature";

(b) by the deletion in the definition of "repeal" of the words “substitute for" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"replace";

(0) by the deletion of the definition of "time",

(3) Section 3 is further amended in subsection (2)

thereof

(a) by the deletion in the first line of the words

"or Order in Council";

(b) by the deletion in the eighth line of the words "a Dominion" and the substitution therefor of the following—

a

self-governing member Commonwealth";

of

the

(c) by the deletion of the last four lines and the

substitution therefor of the following-

**"'India" and "Pakistan" shall mean respectively India and Pakistan AS constituted upon the commencement of this Ordinance, and shall include any state from time to time incorporated in India and Pakistan respectively."

(4) Section 3 is further amended in paragraph (b)

of subsection (8) thereof-

(a) by the deletion in the second line of the words "noon on the day succeeding" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"the following noon";

(b) by the deletion in the fourth line of the words "midnight following" and the substitution therefor of the following-

"following midnight";