1961-HKRS29-8-28_Part04 — Page 8

HONG KONG

No. 55 of 1961.

I assent.

Rha

Governor.

28th December, 1961.

An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, Chapter 227, and to repeal the Administration of Justice (Summary Offences) Ordin- ance, 1955.

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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 (Amendment) Shart title Ordinance, 1961, and shall come into operation on a day to be and com- appointed by the Governor by Proclamation in the Gazette.

MICHELLEĢIONETİ.

Section 6 of the Magistrates Ordinance (hereinafter referred to Amendment as the principal Ordinance) is amended by the deletion of the words of section 6. "the assistant director of marine" and the substitution therefor of the (Cap. 227). following-

"every assistant director of marine".

3. Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment deletion of subsections (5) and (6) and the substitution therefor of the of section following-

Third Schedule.

"(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if in the case of any offence specified in the Third Schedule the defendant pleads guilty to such offence by

18.