1971-HKRS28-8-38_Part01 — Page 29

HONG KON

No. 5 of 1971.

I assent.

bench.

-Gorentor

25th February, 1971.

Aa Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure Ordinance and to make consequential amendments to certain other Ordinances.

[26th February. 1971.]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinauce 1971.

2. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, before the definition of "bailiff", the following-

* "arrestable offence" means any offence, for which the sentence is fixed by law or for which a person may under or by virtue of any law be sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding twelve months, and any attempt to commit any such offence;”. 3. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding, after section 13, the following new sections--

""Special conditions

of bail

1967. 10.

4. 20.

13A. (1) The conditions on which any person is admitted to bail may include conditions appearing to the court to be likely to result in his appearance at the time and place required or to be necessary in the interests of justice or for the prevention of crime.

Short title.

Amendment of section 2. ION. 2210

Addition of new sections 13A and 13E