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948 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9 SEPTEMBER, 1893.

Short title.

bands6 Willinen V m. 82, decried

to be in fores

in the Colony. Sec Ord. 12 of 1873, sec. 7.

Form in Schedule sufficient.

Declaration by a foreigner,

Walme declaration.

Pomety,

in the Colony to take and receive declarations purporting to be made by virtue of the provisions of the said Act; And whereas doubts have arisen whether or not the said enactment extends to and is in force in the Colony aud whether or not the said practice is legal and it is expedient to remove such doubts, and to make further provision re- garding Statutory Declarations.

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 Statutory Declarations Ordinance, 1893.

2. The said Act shall be deemed to be in force in this Colony and to have so been from the date when the Colony obtained a local legislature, that is to say, from the 5th day of April, 1843.

3. A declaration made after the passing of this Ordinance in Form 1 or Form 2 (as the case may be) in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be deemed to be a statutory declara- tion made by virtue of the provisions of the said Act and shall be sufficient for all purposes.

4. Where the declarant is unacquainted with the English language the declaration shall be in Form 2 in the Schedule hereto, the interpreter having been first declared as in Form 3 in the Schedule bereto, or sworn to the like effect. The declaration of the Interpreter shall be deemed to be a Sta- tutory declaration.

5. Any person who shall wilfully and corruptly make or make and subscribe any statutory declaration knowing the same to be untrue in any material particular} shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable at the dis- cretion of the Court to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding one year or to pay such fine not exceeding five hundred dollars as the Court may direct.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 29th day of August, 1893.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 4th day of September, 1893.

SCHEDULE.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Srerctarg.

FORM 1

Form of Declaration.

I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely declare that

and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of "The Statutory Declarations Act, 1835."

A.B.

- Or as the cast may be.

Declared at day of

in Hongkong* this

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Before me

(Name und designation of the Justice, Notary Public or other authorized officer.)

FORM 2.

Form of Declaration by a person who does not understand the English language.

I, A.B. do solemnly ami sincerely declare that

and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of "The Statutory Declarations Act, 1835."

in

Declared by the declarant

this

day of

interpretation of

the said

A.B.

at

through the of having been also first declared (or sworn, as the case may be) that he had truly, distinctly and audibly interpreted the contents of this document to the said declaraut and that he would truly and faithfully interpret the declaration about to be administered unto him.

Before me

(Name and designation of the Justice Notary Public or other authorized officer.)