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Addition of new

#ection 51A.

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

witness etc.

51A. Any person who refuses to attend as a1 witness before any person or court having the powers attend as a given by the Merchant Shipping Acts to inspectors Tef. pr. Act, appointed by the Minister, after having been required a. 729(8)]. in the exercise of any such power to do so, or refuses)

úr neglects to make any answer, or to give any return or to produce any document in his possession, or 108 make or subscribe any declarations required by any such person or court in the exercise of any such powerh shall be liable for each offence to a line of two hundred dollars."

Amendment 4. 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 KONG

No. 45 or 1934.

1 assent.

Mamman

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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.

gection 22. (Cap. 21).

(Secretariat 17/3231/54)

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

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat 29/3231/54)