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(c) the rate of allowance which may be paid to

witnesses in a particular class.

(2) The expenses of the allowances paid under such rules shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council,

(3) In this section-

(a) "court" includes the District Court and a

magistrate;

(b) "witness" meaïd any person properly attend- ing a court to give evidence, whether or not called to give evidence at the instance of the court, and whether or not he gives evidence, but does not include à person who is-

(i) the complainant or defendant; or (ii) a public officer.”.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 3rd day of November, 1971.

HONG KONG

No. 57 of 1971.

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Clerk to the Legislative Council.

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.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

I assent.

High Namen, Waken

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Acting Governor.

4th November, 1971.

An Ordinance to amend the Coroners Ordinance.

[5th November, 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 Coroners (Amend- atent) (No. 2) Ordinance 1971.

Z.

The principal Ordinance is amended in section 21- (a) by deleting the comma after "section 6" and substituting

a full stop therefor; and

(6) by deleting "or who has, pursuant to a summons,

attended an inquiry as a medical wimess.”.

3.

The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 22 the following new section--

"Rules for Payment of

allowance to wilneasca.

22A. (1) The Chief Justice may, with the approval of the Legislative Council, make rules pro- viding for the payment of an allowance to witnesses

Short title.

Amendment of section 21. [Cap. 14.)

Addition of section 22A.