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Amendment

of section 16.

(Cap. 29)

5.

date on which leave was so given, the proceedings shall for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 17 of the Law Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, be deemed to have been commenced on the date on which notice of the application was given to the person against whom the proceedings are to be brought."

Subsection (2) of section 16 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion between the word "order" in the second place where it occurs and the colon of the following-

"or, if he is a prisoner detained in a mental hospital by virtue of the provisions of subsection (1) of section 13 of the Prisons Ordinance, 1954, and is, in the opinion of the medical practitioner in charge thereof, of unsound mind, he may, in like manner, be similarly detained"".

(No. 17 of 1964),

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this oth day of November, 1935.

HONG NONE

No. 57 OF 1955-

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

(Secretariat 11/3231/52)

I assent.

“Governor,

10th November, 1955-

An Ordinance to amend the Control of Publications Consolidation

Ordinance, 1951.

[1th November, 1955.]

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 Control of Publica- Short title. tions Consolidation (Amendment) Ordinance, 1955.

of new

2. The Control of Publications Consolidation Ordinance, Addition 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance), is sections amended by the insertion immediately after section 7 of the 7A and 78 following new sections—

(15 of 1951).

"Registrar

7A. (1) During such time as an order for the may refuse or suspend suppression of a newspaper or an order for the registration suspension of publication of a newspaper under of local section 4 is in force, the Registrar may either refuse to

newspaper