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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

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REC

RES 16 JUL 06

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Hongkong,

3th June.

1903.

Report on Ordinance No..........

of 190

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance, entitled

An Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates Ordinance,

1990

and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's Instructions.

The object of this Ordinance is to remove doubts as to the

power of a Yagistrate to treat a witness who has come voluntari-

-ly before him in the same manner as a witness who has attended

on subpoena: and to remove doubts as to the jurisdiction of a

Vagistrate to deal summarily under the powers conferred by sec-

-tion 80 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, with persons

charged under section 32 (5) (a) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance.

with obtaining credit under false pretences or by means of any

other fraud; and also to remove doubts as to the power of Jus-

-tices of the Peace to issue search warrants under the Summary

Offences Ordinance, 1345.