928: THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6т AUGUST, 1887.
Fugitive Offenders.
10. The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, except Part II. thereof, or so much thereof, except that Part, as is for the time being in force, and any enactment for the time being in force amending or substituted for the same, are hereby extended to the Ottoman dominions, with the adaptations: following (namely):
(i.) Her Majesty's Ambassador is hereby substituted for the Governor of a British Possession: (ii.) The Supreme Court, or the Court for Egypt, or the Court for Tunis (as the case
requires), is hereby substituted for a Superior Court in a British Possession:
(iii.) Each Court under the Ottoman Order in Council. 1873, according to its jurisdiction, is
substituted for a magistrate of any part of Her Majesty's dominions. Coroners' Inquests.
11.-(a.) The Supreme Court shall, for and within the district of the Consulate-General of Constantinople, and the Court for Egypt shall for and in Egypt, and the Court for Tunis shall, for and in Tunis, have and discharge all the powers, rights, and duties appertaining to the office of Coroner in England, in relation not only to deaths of British subjects happening in that respective district or country, but also to deaths of any persons having happened at sea on board British ships arriving in that respective district, or country, and to deaths of British subjects having happened at sea on board foreign ships so arriving.
(b.) Every inquest shall be held with a jury of not less than three persons comprised in the jury list of the Court summoned for that purpose.
(c.) If any person fails to attend according to such summons, he shall be liable to the like fine, to be levied the like manner, as is in the Ottoman Order in Council, 1873, provided with respect to juries in civil and criminal proceedings.
Jurisdiction as regards Embassy.
12. The Court shall not exercise any jurisdiction in any proceeding whatsoever over Her Majesty's Ambassador, or his official or other residences, or his official or other property; nor shall the Court, except with the consent of Her Majesty's Ambassador, signified in writing to the Court, exercise any jurisdiction in a civil action or proceeding over any person attached to or being a member of Her Majesty's Embassy, or being a domestic servant of Her Majesty's Ambassador.
Evidence.
13. If in any case it is made to appear to the Court that the attendance of Her Majesty's Ambassador, or of any person attached to or being a member of Her Majesty's Embassy, or being a domestic servant of Her Majesty's Ambassador, to give evidence before the Court, is requisite in the interest of justice, the Court shall address to Her Majesty's Ambassador a request in writing for such attendance.
14. A person attending to give evidence before the Court shall not be compellable to give any evidence or to produce any document if, in the opinion of Her Majesty's Ambassador, signified by him personally or in writing to the Court, the giving or production thereof would be injurious to Her Majesty's service.
15. Sections seven and eleven of the Evidence Act, 1851, are hereby extended to the. Ottoman dominions.
16. The following Acts (namely):
The Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act, 1856,
The Evidence by Commission Act, 1859,--
or so much thereof as is for the time being in force, and any enactment for the time being in force amending or substituted for the same, are hereby extended to the Ottoman dominions, with the adaptations following (namely):
The Supreme Court, or the Court for Egypt, or the Court for Tunis (as the case requires), is
hereby substituted for a Supreme Court in a Colony.
17. The following Acts (namely):
Ascertainment of Law,
The British Law Ascertainment Act, 1859,
The Foreing Law Ascertainment Act, 1861,-
or so much thereof as is for the time being in force, and any enactment for the time being in force amending or substituted for the same, are hereby extended to the Ottoman dominions, with the adaptations following (namely):
The Supreme Court, or the Court for Egypt, or the Court for Tunis (as the case requires), is
hereby substituted for a Superior Court in a Colony.
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