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SECOND SCHEDULE.

AMENDMENTS.

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*. Section 129 is amended by deleting, în sub-

section (1), paragraphs (m) and (1),

(Cap. 6)

Bankruptcy Ordinance.

2.

Section 132 is amended by deleting pura. graph (4).

3.

Section 137 is repealed.

10p. 167

Sale of Goods Ordinance.

Companies Ordinance.

4. Section 141 is amended by deleting "In any

proceedings in respect of any of the mis demeanors referred to in section 38 of the Larceny Ordinance (which section relates to frauds by agents, bankers and factors)" and substituting the following-

"or (unless they married after the mak- ing of the statement or admission) against the wife or husband of that person irt any proceeding in respect of an offence under the Theft Ordinance 1970".

Section 26 is repealed.

3.

(Cap. 94)

Forestry Ordinance.

(Cap. 96.)

Post Office Ordinance.

Section 74 is repealed.

Section 271 Is amended in subsection (1) (a) by deleting paragraphe (m) and (n); (b) by deleting "offences mentioned respec- tively in paragraphs (m), (x) and (o)" and substituting the following

"offence meationed in paragraph (o)"'; and

(c) by deleting in the provisa “. (8)". Section 273 is amended by deleting para- graph (2).

The Schedule is amended by deleting "Cap. 210. Larceny Ordinance." and "S. 16(8) 1. 17. &. 18, s. 19; a. 20 and s. 21." and substituting respec- tively the following

"Theft Ordinance 1970." and "S. 9 in respect of

anything form- ing parl of land.**.

J. Section 26 is repealed and replaced by the

following-

***Desurenloa

packets, etc.

[et. 1933, e. 36. 1. 37.

1968, 2. 60,

Sch. 2. PL. T. Park &

26.

No person shall destroy any mail bag or postal packet or anything contained in or forming part of any mail bag or postal packet,”,

2. Section 36 is amended by-

(a) being recumbered as subsection (1)

thereof; and

Gambling Ordinance,

Pawnbrokers Ordinance.

3.

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(b) inserting the following new subsection-

**1965, c. 60, Sch. 2. Pt. L Peru. 11.

(2) In any proceedings for an offence under RC Lion 27 of this Ordinance, subsection (4) of section 29 of the Thefi Ordinance 1970 shall apply as it is expressed to apply to pro- ceedings for the theft of anything in the course of transmission.".

Section 38 is amended in subsection (1) by deleting "14 years" in the third column of the table and substituting the following-

** years”.

The Ordinance is amended by adding, after section 21, the following new section-

"Chesling at dating, etc. Ted. 1841. 2. 109. *. 17.1

21A. Any person who, by any fraud, unlawful device or ill practice, before or after or in the course of or in connexion with any gaming or gambling, wins or obtains from any other person for birself or for any other person any sum of money or valuable thing shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on convic tion to imprisonment for two years.", Section 28 is amended- (a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting

the following-

"(1) If in any proceedings before a court or magistrate it appears that any goods brought before such court or magistrale have been unlawfully pawned with a pawnbroker, the court or magis. trate, on proof of the ownership of the goods, may order either the delivery or the non-delivery thereof to the owner- (*) on payment to the pawnbroker of the amount of the loan ad- vanced by him thereon and the interest due; or

(6) on payment of any part of

such loan or inletest; or

(c) without payment of any part

of such loan or interest,

as may seem just and Etting to the court or magistrate, according to the conduct of the owner and the pawnbroker and the other circumstances of the case.": (b) by deleting subsection (3) and substituting

the following-

"(3) Any such order made by the court or magistrate shali bar any civil

(Can. 148)

(Cap. 166.)