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Addition

of new

#ection 61A.

Amendment

3.

(2) For the purpose of any such inquiry the person holding the same shall have the powers given by the Merchant Shipping Acts to inspectors appointed by the Minister.

(3) After the conclusion of such inquiry the person holding the same shall forward a report thereof to the Governor without delay and, in any event, not later than one month after such conclusion."

The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition after section 51 of the following new section--

"Penalty for refus- ing to

attend as a witness etc. [ef. pr. Act, 6. 720(3)1.

4.

51A. Any person who refuses to attend as a witness before any person or court having the powers given by the Merchant Shipping Acts to inspectors. appointed by the Minister, after having been required; in the exercise of any such power to do so, or refuses) or neglects to make any answer, or to give any returng or to produce any document in his possession, or tog make or subscribe any declarations required by any such person or court in the exercise of any such power, shall be liable for each offence to a line of two hundred dollars."

Section 101 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the of section insertion after the words "pleasure boats" and before the bracket

in the third line of subsection (1) of the following-

101.

"which are not used for commercial purposes".

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 17th day of November, 1954.

HONG KHA

No. 45 or 1954.

I assent.

Maman

Governor.

18th November, 1954-

An Ordinance to amend the Defamation and Libel Ordinance,

Chapter 21.

[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 Defamation and Libel Short title. (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954.

2. Section 22 of the Defamation and Libel Ordinance is Repeal of repeated.

vection 22. (Cap. 21).

(Secretariat 17/3231/54)

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong this 17th day of November, 1954-

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat 29/3231/54)