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512 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 28, 1910.
Validation of past acts.
No action against officer of Government without
consent.
Provision as
Court,
66. Every judgment, order and decision given or made and every execution and distress issued or levied by a Magistrate in the New Territories (exclusive of New Kowloon) prior to the passing of this Ordinance in any elaim or matter in respect of which the Magistrate would have had jurisdiction if this Ordinauce had first been passed shall be deemed to be and always to have been as valid and effectual for all purposes as if this Ordinance had first been passed.
67. No uction or proceeding against any officer of the Government in his official capacity shall be brought under this Ordinance unless with the consent of the Attorney General.
63. Auy Magistrate holding a Court under Part III of to Supreme this Ordinance if in his opinion any action or matter brought before him is of sufficient importance to be dealt with by the Supreme Court may deeling to proceed with the same and in such event the plaintiff may thereafter institute proceedings in the Supreme Court as if no pro- evelings had been taken under Part II of this Ordinance.
Exclusion of legal
69. No legal practitioner shall be allowed to appear on behalf of any party in any action or matter pending before practitioners. a Magistrate under Part III of this Ordinance except by
special permission of such Magistrate.
Review of judgment.
Jurisdiction under Part 11 and right of appeal reserved.
Governor- in-Council to make rules.
Licensing of Chinese
money
changers in the New
Territories.
70. It shall be lawful for the Magistrate, ou such grounds as he may, in his discretion, think sufficient, to review any judgment or decision given by him, within one month from the date thereof, and on such review to re- open and re-try the case, wholly or in part, and to take fresh evidence, and to reverse, vary, or confirm his previous judgment or decision.
71. Nothing in Part III of this Ordinance shall be deemed to limit in any way any jurisdiction conferred on the Land Officer by Part 11 of this Ordinance. Neither shall anything in Part III of this Ordinance affect the right of appeal of either of the parties. Provided that the provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, with respect to appeals shall apply to the Magistrate under Part III of this Ordinance.
72. The Governor-in-Council may make rules for re- gulating proceedings under Part III of this Ordinance and may proscribe the forms to be used and the fees to be paid in such proceedings.
PART IV,
Miscellaneous.
73. The licence issued to a Chinese money changer under the Order and Cleanliness Ordinance 1867 as amended by the Order and Cleanliness Amendment Ordinance 1909 shall in the case of the New Territories be issued by, and the annual fee in respect thereof shall be collected by, the District Otheer in the Northern District and the Cap- tain Superintendent of Police in the Southern District instead of the Registrar General as prescribed by the said Ordinances.
Licensing of 74. The licence issued to a pawnbroker under the Pawn- Pawnbrokers brokers Ordinance, 1860, as amended by Public Service in the
Trausfer of Duries Ordinance, 1909, shall in the case Northern
of the Northern District of the New Territories be issued by, and the fee in respect thereof shall be collected by, the District Officer instead of the Captain Superintendent of Police as prescribed by the said Ordinances.
District of the New Territories.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 27th day of October, 1910.
C. CLEMENTI,
• Clerk of Councils,
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 28th day of October, 1910.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.
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