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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. S. 393. The following Bill was read a first time at a meeting of the Council held on the 22nd October, 1931 :-

[No. 36-13.10.31.-1.]

C.S.O. 4 in 4299/31.

A BILL

INTITULED

Short title.

Amendment

An Ordinance to amend the Full Court Ordi-

mance, 1912.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Full Court Amendment Ordinance, 1931.

2. Section 5 of the Full Court Ordinance, 1912, is

of Ordinance amended:-

No. 27 of 1912, s. 5.

Repeal of Ordinance No. 27 of 1912, s. 5A.

(i) by the insertion of the following sub-section

after sub-section (2) thereof.

(3) In all applications and matters inci- dental to an appeal to a Full Court consisting of three judges, whether prior to or subsequent to the hearing of the appeal, the Full Court may con- sist either of two or of three judges.

(ii) by renumbering the existing sub-sections (3) and (4) as sub-sections (4) and (5) respec- tively.

3. Section 5A of the Full Court Ordinance, 1912, is repealed.

Objects and Reasons.

1. Section 2 of this Ordinance enables a Full Court of either two or three judges to deal with applications and matters incidental to an appeal to a court of three judges. Such incidental matters sometimes occur when the third judge is not available.

2. Section 3 repeals a provision introduced into the principal Ordinance by Ordinance No. 39 of 1912, the effect of which is now spent.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney Generul.

September, 1931.