THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 29, 1934.
HONG KONG.
No. 1 of 1934.
I assent.
W. PEEL,
L.S.
Governor.
29th March, 1934.
An Ordinance to amend the Commissioners Powers Ordinance,
1886.
[29th March, 1934.]
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 Commissioners Short title. Powers Amendment Ordinance, 1934.
2. The Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, is Substitution amended by the repeal of section 4 and by the substitution for Ordin- of the following section.
ance No. 13 of 1886, s. 4.
examination
4.-(1) No action of any description other than criminal Proceedings proceedings shall be maintained against any person examined arising from at any inquiry authorised by this Ordinance, in respect of any of witnesses. statement made or document produced by him, merely by reason of his making the statement or producing the document at the inquiry.
(2) No prosecution in respect of any statement made or document produced at any such inquiry shall be commenced without the sanction of the Attorney General.
6 to
3. The Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, is New section amended by the insertion of the following section immediately Ordinance after section 5.-
No. 13 of 1886.
of counsel, etc.
6. Any person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry Appearance under this Ordinance, or who is in any way implicated or concerned in the matter under inquiry shall be entitled to be represented by counsel or a solicitor at the whole of the inquiry, and any other person who may consider it desirable that he should be so represented may, by leave of the commissioners, be represented in the manner aforesaid.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 29th day of March, 1934.
R. A. C. NORTH, Deputy Clerk of Councils.
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