SCHEDULE.
[paras. 2 & 3.]
Country.
British Solomon Islands
Protectorate
Brunci
The New Hebrides
Tonga
23rd January 1969.
Government or person.
"
The Government of Brunei.
Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the Western Pacific or the Resident Commis- sioner for the New Hebrides acting with his authority.
The Premier of Tonga.
By Command,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the order, bar la intended to indicate its general purport).
Section 2(2)(c) of the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967 relates to countries outside Her Majesty's dominions in which She has jurisdiction, or over which She extends protection, in right of Her Government in the United Kingdom. It provides (as modified by the Fugitive Offenders (Hong Kong) Order 1967) that such countries to which section 2(2) is applied by order of the Governor, made with the approval of the Secretary of State, shall fall within the definition of "United Kingdom dependency" for the pur- poses of that Act. Paragraph 2 of this order applies section 2(2) to the countries specified in the Schedule.
As authorized by section 2(3), paragraph 3 provides for the modifica- tion of references in the 1967 Acl to the Governor in relation to the return of persons to, and in relation to persons returned from, theas countries, and paragraph 4 provides that a person shall be returned to the New Hebrides only if he is liable to be tried or, as the case may be, has been convicted, by the High Court of the Western Pacific or by the Joint Court established for the New Hebrides.
(Secretariat CR 10/2716/47)
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 241).
EMERGENCY (PRINCIPAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1969.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations---
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency (Principal) (Amendment) Regulations 1969.
2. The principal regulations are amended by adding the fallowing new regulations after regulation 126–
"Inflam- matory
speeches.
Inflamma- Lory posters.
127. (1) Any person who utters an inflamma- lory speech shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable-
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of fifty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for ten years; and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years.
(2) The owner, occupier and person in charge of any building, or any part of any building, which is used for the uttering of any inflammatory speech shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable-
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of fifty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for ten years; and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years.
(3) It shall be defence in any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (2) if the accused shows to the satisfaction of the court that he had taken all reasonable care to prevent the commission of the offence.
127A. (1) Any person who-
(a) posts up any inflammatory poster in, on or against any building, vehicle, tramcar, train, vessel, sign, post or other thing whatsoever or in or on any place whatsoever;
Citation.
Addition of new regulations 127, 127A. 1279 and 127C.
(Cap. 241, mob. De
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