CO129-616-3 Prevention of Corruption Ordinance- 1948 7-8-1948 - 21-10-1948 — Page 26

Enclosure No, 2.

PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ORDINANCE, 1948.

Explanatory observations in accordance with Article XXVIII

of the Royal Instructions.

1.

This Ordinance was passed with two amendments on the 28th

July, 1948.

2. The first amendment consisted in the deletion in clause 9

of the words "if the evidence of such accomplice, if believed, would

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warrant a conviction. It was arguable that the effect of these

words might be to make it necessary for the Judge to come to such a

conclusion before leaving the case to the jury. This was not the

intention.

3. The second amendment consisted of a re-drafting of clause 12.

4.. The reasons for enacting this Ordinance are set out in the

Objects and Reasons to the Bill.

A copy of such Bill is attached.

Gerger Strickland

Acting Attorney General.

HONG KONG,

3rd August, 1948.

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