1956-HKRS28-8-23_Part02 — Page 36

HONG KONG.

No. 39 OF 1956.

1 assent.

Offcer Administering he

ke "Governinent.

26th July, 1956.

An Ordinance further to amend the

Powers) Ordinance, Chapter 14.

Magistrates (Coroners

[27th July, 1956.]

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 Magistrates Short title. (Coroners Powers) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956.

replace-

2. Subsection (2) of section 7 of the Magistrates (Coroners Repeal and Powers) Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the principal renter Ordinance) is repealed and replaced by the following-

"(2) Whenever-

(u) any person dies whilst in police custody; or (b) any prisoner dies in prison,

aubsection

(2) of Beetion 7.

(Cap. 14).