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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915. 461

No. 434. His Excellency the Governor 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. 23 of 1915.-An Ordinance to amend the Evidence Ordinance,

1889.

Ordinance No. 24 of 1915.--Au Ordinance to amend the Land Registration

Ordinance, 1844.

HONGKONG.

No. 23 OF 1915.

An Ordinance to amend the Evidence Ordi-

nance, 1889.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY, Governor.

[24th September, 1915.]

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 Evidence Short title (Amendment) Ordinance, 1915, and shall be read and and construe- construed as one with the Evidence Ordinance, 1889, here- tion. inafter called the Principal Ordinance, and the said Ordi- nance and this Ordinance may be cited together as the Evidence Ordinances, 1889 and 1915.

2. Section 19 of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and Repeal of the following section is substituted therefor :—

Ordinance

No. 2 of 1889. s. 19, and substitution

of new section.

of notarial acts done

19. Every oath, affidavit, and notarial act, adminis- Admissibility

tered, sworn, or done, under or in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Commis- before Bri- sioners for Oaths Act, 1889, as amended by tish diploma- section 2 of the Commissioners for Oaths tie and con- ♥

52 Vict. c.

Act. 1891, shall be as effectual as if duly sular officers: administered, sworn, or done by or before any 10, s. 6 (1): lawful authority in the Colony."

54 & 56 Vict. c. 50, s. 2.

3. Section 25 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment numbering the present section as sub-section (1) and by adding thereto the following sub-section :—

of Ordi- nance No. 2 of 1889, s. 25.

(2.) In this section "consular officer" includes Definition of

"consular every consul-general, consul, vice-consul, pro-

officer " consul, consular agent, acting consul-general, 52 Vict. c. acting consul, acting vice-consul, and acting 10, s. 6 (1): consular agent."

54 & 55 Vict. c. 50, s. 2.

4. Section 32 of the Principal Ordinance is amended as Amendment follows:-

of Ordinance No. 2 of 1889.

(a.) by the insertion of the words "who is" after s. 32.

the word "person" in the ninth line thereof;

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