HONG KONG
No. 39 or 1954-
1 assent.
Rbhaan
Officer Administering
the Government.
21st October, 1954.
An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law touching corporal
punishment.
[a2nd October, 19544]
Bs 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 Corporal Punishment Short title. Ordinance, 1954-
2. For the purposes of this Ordinance, "Court" means the Interpreta- Supreme Court and also the District Court.
tion.
3. Where any person is convicted by a Court of any of the Offences offences specified in the First Schedule, the Court may, in addition for which
whipping to any other punishment awarded for such offence, sentence the may be offender, if a male, to be one whipped.
awarded
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