THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 17, 1930. 543
HONG KONG.
No. 17 of 1930.
I assent.
W. PEEL,
L.S.
Governor.
17th October, 1930.
An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Proce-
dure Ordinance, 1899.
[17th October, 1930.]
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 Criminal Pro- Short title. cedure Amendment Ordinance, 1930.
2. Section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Amendment 1899, is amended by the addition of the following of Ordinance
No. 9 of sub-section thereto :-----
1899, s. 5.
(2) The Chief Justice may direct a special session of the court to be held, in addition to the ordinary sessions, whenever it may appear to him necessary or expedient to do
SO.
3. Section 14 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Ordi- Amendment nance, 1899, is amended by the addition of the follow- of Ordinance ing words at the end thereof :-
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A copy of any such direction shall also be transmitted by the Attorney General to the Superintendent of Prisons.
No. 9 of 1899, s. 14 (3).
4. Section 17 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Ordi- Amendment
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nance, 1899, is amended by the addition after the word of Ordinance
thereupon in lines 4 and 5 thereof, of the follow- No. 9 of
1899, ing words:-
unless the person in question has been admitted to bail,
s. 17 (2).
5. Section 30 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Amendment 1899, is repealed and the following section is sub- of Ordinance stituted therefor:-
Delivery of copies of the indictment for service and for
30. The Registrar shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the bailiff, for service on the accused person, a copy of the indict- ment, with the notice of trial indorsed on information. the same or annexed thereto; and, if there are more accused persons than one, then as many copies as there are persons. The Registrar shall also deliver or cause to be delivered to the bailiff another copy for the information of the Superintendent of Prisons.
No. 9 of 1899, s. 30.
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