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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

Supplementary Schedule,contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

22. The Indictments Ordinance, 1919. (No. 17 of 1919). --contd.

238. The Rice Ordin-

ance, 1919. (No. 20 of 1919.)

16.

First Count.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE.

Forgery, contrary to section 4 (1) (a) of the Forgery Ordinance, 1922.

at

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE.

A.B., on the day of

19

in this Colony, with intent to

defraud, forged a certain will purporting

to be the will of C.D.

Second Count.

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE.

Uttering forged document. contrary to section 8 of the Forgery Ordinance, 1922.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE.

A.B., on the

at

day of

19

in this Colony, uttered a certain forged will purporting to be the will of C.D., knowing it to be forged and with intent to defraud."

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(1) The title is amended by the repeal of the words and for validating acts previously done".

(2) Sections 2 and 6 are repealed and sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 renumbered as sections 2 to 13.

(3) Section 2 as renumbered--

£4

is

(i) sub-section (2)--the word is substituted for shall be in the second line and may

for shall in the third

line.

(ii) sub-section (3)-the words “naval, military or air service are substituted for naval or military service in the sixth line.

(4) Section 3 as renumbered—

(i) the words and figure

by having

obeyed any direction made under section 2 in the first and second lines, the

OF

words to have been or in the pen-

"

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ultimate line, and has been or and direction OF in the last line, are repealed;

(ii) the figures **2 (1) are substituted for 8 (1)" and the word is for "has been or shall be " in the third line.

(5) Section 5 as renumbered--the word is substituted for shall sell" in

**sells

the ninth and the tenth lines.

(6) Section 12 as renumbered the following is

substituted-

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