1977-HKRS28-16-25_Part01 — Page 6

Consegaentla

amendment

DO Noo Crtmace

Ordinance.

(Cap. 2003

Tel patricicl

1975, 34,

I. BON

Rules of court.

(2) In its application by virtue of subsection (1), sec- tion 77(10) and (b) shall have effect as if for the words "civil proceedings" there were substituted the words "criminal proceedings".

(3) Nothing in this section applies in the case of criminal proceedings of a political character.

Supplementary

77C. The power to make rules of court under section 54 1975 € 34. L N. of the Supreme Court Ordinance shall include power to make (p. 4)

Saving. 1975 2 34, * 44).

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rules of court-

(a) as to the manner in which any such application aɛ

is mentioned in section 75 is to be made;

(b) subject to this Part, as to the circumstances in which an order can be made under section 76; and (c) as to the manner in which any such reference as

Is mentioned in section 77(2) is to be made; and any such rules may include such incidental, supple- mentary and consequential provision as the authority making the rules may consider necessary or expedient.

77D. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as enabling any court to make an order that is binding on the Crown or on any person in his capacity as an officer or servant of the Crown.”

The Crimes Ordinance is amended by inserting after section 32 the following new section-

"Fake

UHPWOR

SLACEMENT

under section

76 of

Evidence

Ordinance.

(Cap. 3)

1975 6, 34.

* $0.

5.

32A. If any person, in giving any testimony (either orally or in writing) otherwise than on oath, where required to do so by an order under section 76 of the Evidence Ordinance, makes a statement-

(a) which he knows to be false in a material particular;

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(8) which is false in a material particular and which

he does not believe to be true,

he commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indiet- ment to imprisonment for 2 years and to a fine of $5,000.".

The repeal of Part VIII of the principal Ordinance as replaced by this Ordinance shall not affect—

(0) any application to any court or judge which is pending at the

commencement of this Ordinance;

(b) any certificate given for the purposes of any such application;

(c) any power to make an order on such an application; or

(4) the operation or enforcement of any order made on such an

application.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council This 5th day of January, 1977.

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

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Clerk to the Législative Council.

Clerk to the Legiflative Council.