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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 29, 1938.

HONG KONG.

No. 11 of 1938.

545

I assent.

L. S.

G. A. S. NORTHCOTE,

Governor.

29th July, 1938.

An Ordinance to amend the Registration of Persons Ordinance,

1934.

[29th July, 1938.]

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 Registration of Short title. Persons Amendment Ordinance, 1938.

2. Section 2 of the Registration of Persons Ordinance, Amendment 1934, is amended--

(a) by the repeal of the words "at Police Headquarters within seventy-two hours" in the fifth line of sub-section (2) thereof and the substitution therefor of the words "at the Registration of Persons Office, Police Department, within forty- eight hours";

(b) by the addition of the following sub-section at the end thereof:

of Ordin- ance No. 3 of 1934, s. 2.

Vict. c. 63,

(6) In this section, "consular officer" includes consul 52 and 53 general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent, and any person s. 12 (20). for the time being authorized to discharge the duties of consul- general, consul or vice-consul.

is New

section 7A

3. The Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1934, amended by the addition of the following section numbered 7A immediately after section 7 thereof :-

of Ordinance

No. 3 of 1934.

Limit of

7A. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 20 of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932, any complaint or information time for in respect of any offence under this Ordinance may be made or laid within two years after the commission of the offence.

? Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this

28th day of July, 1938.

prosecution. Ordinance No. 41 of 1932.

B. C. K. HAWKINS,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.