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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1886.

22. Subject to and in accordance with any rules to be made under and for the purposes of this Ordinance, the Registrar may order a memorandum of satisfaction to be written upon. any registered copy of a Bill of Sale, upon the prescribed evidence being given that the debt (if any) for which such Bill of Sale was made or given has been satisfied or dis- charged.

23. Any person shall be entitled to have an office copy or extract of any registered Bill of Sale, and affidavit of execution filed therewith, or copy thereof, and of any affidavit filed therewith, if any, or registered affidavit of renewal, upon paying for the same at the like rate as for office copies of judgments of the Supreme Court, and any copy of a registered Bill of Sale, and affidavit purporting to to be an office copy thereof, shall in all Courts and before all arbitrators or other persons, be admitted as primâ facie evidence thereof, and of the fact and date of registration as shown thereon. Any person shall be entitled at all reaso- nable times to search the register upon payment of 25 cents subject to such regulations as may be prescribed and shall be entitled at all reasonable times to inspect, examine and make extracts from any and every registered bill of sale without being required to make a written application or to specify any particulars in reference thereto upon payment of a fee of 25 cents for each bill of sale inspected. Provided that the said extracts shall be limited to the dates of execution, registration, renewal of registration and satis- faction, to the names, addresses and occupations of the parties to the amount of the consideration, and to any futher particulars prescribed by any rules made under the provisions of this Ordinance.

24. Every affidavit required by or for the purposes of this Ordinance may be sworn before the Registrar or before any Commissioner empowered to administer oaths in the Supreme Court.

Whoever wilfully makes or uses any false affidavit or declaration for the purposes of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury.

25. The fees hereunder stated and such other fees as may be hereafter prescribed shall be paid to the Registrar who shall account for the same in like manner as is now done with respect to other fees received by him, by virtue of his office, viz. :-

On filing a Bill of Sale,.

50 cents.

On filing the affidavit of execution of a Bill of Sale, 50 cents. On the affidavit used for the purpose of re-regis-

tering a Bill of Sale (to include the fee for filing), $1.25

For an official certificate of the result of a search in one name in any register or index under the custody of the Registrar of Bills of Sale,.

For every additional name, if included in the

same certificate,

For a duplicate copy or certificate if not more

than three folios,

For every additional folio,..................................

$1.25

50 cents.

25 cents.

.... 12 cents.

For a continuation search if made within 14 days of date of official certificate (the result to be endorsed on the certificate),

.25 cents.

26. Rules for the purposes of this Ordinance may be made and altered from time to time by the like persons and in the like manner in which rules may be made under and for the purposes of the Supreme Court under Section 24 of Ordi- nance No. 12 of 1873.

Until altered, added to, or annulled the Rules contained in Schedule D. hereto shall be the Rules under and for the purposes of this Ordinance.

27. When the time for registering a Bill of Sale expires on a Sunday or other day on which the Offices of the Su- preme Court are closed, such registration shall be valid if made on the next following day on which the office is open.

28. Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to any deben- tures issued by any mortgage, loan or other incorporated Company and secured upon the capital, stock or goods, chattels and effects of such Company.

Entry of satisfaction. [4] & 42 V. c. 31, 8. 15.)

Copies may be taken.

[41 & 42 V. c. 31, s. 16.)

[45 & 46 V. c. 31, 8, 16,]

Affidavita.

[41 & 42 V. c. 31, 8. 17.]

Fees.

[41 & 42 V. c. 31, s. 18, see Ord. 10 of 1864, 8. 5.]

Bules. [41 & 42, V. e. 31, 6. 21.]

Time for registration. [AT & 42 V. c.

1, 8. 22.)

Debentures to which this Ord. does not apply. [45 & 46 V. c. 43, § 17.3

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