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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 24, 1913. 409

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No. 334.- His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 27 of 1913.--An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure

Ordinance, 1899.

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Ordinance No. 28 of 1913.-An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance,

1890.

Ordinance No. 29 of 1913.-- An Ordinance to repeal the Sugar Convention Or- dinance, 1904.

HONGKONG.

No. 27 OF 1913.

An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure

Ordinance, 1899.

I assent to this Ordinance.

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CLAUD SEVERN,

Officer Administering the Government.

[24th October, 1913.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Pro- Short title. cedure Amendment Ordinance, 1913, and shall be read and construed as one with the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899, (hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance), and this Ordinance and the said Ordinance may be cited together

as the Criminal Procedure Ordinances, 1899–1913.

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2. Section 5, sub-section (1), of the Principal Ordinance Amendment is hereby repealed, and the following sub-section substituted of section 5 of Principal therefor :-

Ordinance.

5.-(1.) The ordinary sessions for the despatch of the business of the Court shall commence on the 18th day of every month or, if that day is a dies non, then on the lawful day next follow- ing:

Provided always that the Chief Justice may, at any time, ou due notice thereof being given, change the day so appointed :

Provided further that the Chief Justice may, at any time, on due notice thereof being given, order that no sessions shall be held in such month or months as he shall specify in such order."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 23rd day of October, 1913.

Ordinary and special sessions of the Court.

R. H. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, the 24th day of October, 1913.

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary.