628438-1899-Ordinance-No-7-of-1899-assented-to — Page 5

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1899.

Visiting Justices, and for the conditions under which visitors may be allowed in prisons, and for the classification, diet, clothing, maintenance, employment, discipline, instruction, and correction of prisoners, and the remission of a portion of their sentences, and the granting of gratuities to them, and for all other matters relating to prisons, and may from time to time repeal, alter, or add to such rules: Provided that such rules shall not be inconsistent with anything contained in this Ordinance. The Governor-in-Council shall also have power by such rules to impose any punish- ment or penalty whatever which he may think fit for the breach of any such rules. All such rules shall be published in the Government Gazette, and shall from the date of such publication be binding on all persons in the same manner as if they had been contained in this Ordinance. But every such rule or repeal or alteration of a rule may be disallowed by Her Majesty, and shall thereupon cease to have effect from the date of the publication of such disallowance in the Government Gazette. Until rules shall have been made under this section the prison rules and regulations in force at the commencement of this Ordinance shall remain in force so far as they are not inconsistent with anything contained in this Ordinance.

19. The Governor shall from time to time appoint, with Governor to their consent, Justices of the Peace to be Visiting Justices appoint for periods to be specified in such appointments.

Visiting Justices.

Visiting Justices shall, during the period for which they (Ibid, s. 18.) are appointed, from time to time at frequent intervals visit all prisons, and hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and shall report on any abuses within the prisons, or any repairs that may be required, and shall further take cognisance of any matters of pressing necessity and within the powers of their Commission as Justices, and do such acts and perform such duties in rela- tion to prisons as they may be required to do or perform by the Governor, but subject to the rules with respect to the duties of Visiting Justices to be made by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance.

fine.

20. Where a person is committed to prison for non- Release of payment of a sum adjudged to be paid by the conviction prisoner on of any court of summary jurisdiction, then, on payment to payment of the Superintendent of the prison within which he is confined portion of or to such person as such Superintendent may authorize, or [Compare 61 to the First Clerk at the Magistracy, of any sum in part and 62 Vic. satisfaction of the sum so adjudged to be paid, and of any c. 41, s. 9.] charges for which the prisoner is liable, the term of impri- sonnient shall be reduced by a number of days bearing as nearly as possible the same proportion to the total number of days for which the prisoner is sentenced as the sum so paid bears to the sum for which he is so liable:

Provided nevertheless that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any sum of money which is ordered to be awarded to any person aggrieved by way of compensa- tion or amends for any injury, damage, or loss to his per- son or property.

21. Ordinances 18 of 1885, 13 of 1889, 15 of 1896 and 4 of 1898 are hereby repealed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 27th day of February, 1899.

J. G. T. BOOKLE,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 7th day of March, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

373