1970-HKRS29-8-37_Part05 — Page 5

Amendment of

section 29.

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(i) by deleting "shall be received in evidence by all courts in the Colony" and substituting the following-

"shall be admitted in evidence in any criminal or civil proceedings on their production";

(b) by inserting after subsection (1) the following new

subsection-----

"(1A) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Colonial Secretary and stating that the provi- sions of any such Act, Ordinance or statute, or of an order, regulation or other instrument issued or made under the authority of any such Act, Ordin- ance or statute set out therein were in force at the date specified in the certificate shall be admitted in evidence in any criminal or civil proceedings on its production without further proof, and-

(6) until the contrary is proved, the court in which such certificate is produced shall presume that it is so signed; and

(b) such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained therein.":

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) by deleting "British possession" and substituting the following-

"Commonwealth country", and

(i) by deleting "possession" and substituting the following→

"country"; and

(d) by deleting subsection (4).

4. Section 29 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "British possession" in paragraph (a)} and substituting the following-

"Commonwealth country".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 8th day of July, 1970.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.