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shees from other parts of the Empire. Sections 8, 9, 10 and 12 (3) of the principal Ordinance prohibited the resi- dence here of banishees from the Straits Settlements, and Malay States and Borneo, and dealt with the penalties to be imposed and the evidence to be adduced if they were found here. For some years it has been found impracti- cable to impose these penalties. It is moreover illogical to limit the exclusion of alien deportees to those deported only from the places named. It seems desirable therefore to abolish altogether the automatic exclusion and to make provision for the issue of local summary orders if and whenever it is considered desirable to get rid of the alien deportees from other parts of the Empire.
3. The new sections 3 (1) (b) and (c) are derived res- pectively from the old sections 3 (1) (a) and (b) and (2). Provision similar to the latter is also to be found in section 12 (6) (c) of the Aliens Order, 1920, made under the Aliens Restriction Acts, 1914 and 1919. The new section 3 (1) (c) applies only to special cases which must be reported to the Secretary of State under section 14 of the principal Ordinance as amended by section 7 of this Ordinance.
4. The new section 3 (2) is practically a re-enactment of section 4 (1) and (11) of the principal Ordinance but limits it to aliens. The new section 3 (3) provides for the use in the case of alien deportations of the form of order authorised by section 3 of the amending Ordinance No. 34 of 1929.
5. The new section 3A (1) (2) (3) (5) (7) (8) and (9) is practically a re-enactment of section 4 (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (10) and (12) of the principal Ordinance save that it has been found necessary to extend the time authorised by the Detention Warrant to fourteen days.
6. The provisions of the new section 3A (4) and (6), though not re-enactments of any express provisions of the principal Ordinauce, merely enact the practice which obtains and which seems to be required by the language of sub-section 4 (10) (3A (8) in this Ordinance) and of Form No. 3 in the Schedule to the principal Ordinance.
7. The new section 3B (1) authorises detention where necessary in cases where the summary procedure is adopted. The new section 3B (2) is derived from the old section 4 (9) and authorises the further detention of persons already in custody for periods of seven days at a time where such detention is necessary to complete the inquiry or proceedings. The period of four days hitherto authorised has been found insufficient.
8. The new section 4 (1) is practically a re-enactment of section 4 (13) and (14) of the principal Ordinance. Paragraph (e) of the sub-section has been extended so as to include mandated territory.
9. Sub-sections (2) and (3) of the new section 4 insist on long procedure in the presence of a judge in chambers and a report from the judge as to whether or not the allegations are in his opinion well founded in the case of the deportation of British subjects.
10. The new sections 4A and 4B are with slight verbal changes re-enactments of section 4 (2) and (3) of the principal Ordinance. The new section 4C is suggested by section 12 (6) of the Aliens Order and authorises courts and magistrates to recommend aliens for banish-
ment.
11. Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Ordinance effect the repeals of the provisions relating to the exclusion of bani- shees from certain parts of the Empire referred to in para- graph 2 of this Memorandum.
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