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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1886.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance for preserving an authentic record of the Ordinances of the Colony and for other purposes.

WHEREAS a collection of the Ordinances of the Co-

lony from the commencement thereof down to and inclusive of Ordinance No. of 1886, partly composed of Original Ordinances, and partly of copies in print and manuscript, has been made by and under the direction of the Commissioners appointed by the Governor for the Revision of the Ordinances, and the same has been certified by the Secretary to the Commissioners, and deposited for safe custody with the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and it is expedient to make provision in respect thereof and for the recording of all future Ordinances and of all Proclama- tions in relation thereto and of all Rules, Regulations, and Orders made under or in pursuance of such Ordinances: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Statute Law Preservation Ordinance, 188

2. Ordinances No. 7 of 1864 and No. 10 of 1875 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect the past operation of the said Ordinances or either of them.

3. The collection of the Ordinances, so deposited as aforesaid, is hereby declared and shall be taken to be a true and authentic record of the Ordinances therein comprised, as if they were all original Ordinances duly authenticated under the hand of the Governor for the time being and the Seal of the Colony.

4. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance, this and all Ordinances upon receiving the assent of the Governor and all proclamations relating thereto and all such Rules, Orders and Regulations as aforesaid immediately after they have been made by the Governor shall be trans- mitted by the Clerk of Councils, certified under hand of the Governor and the Seal of the Colony to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, for record; and such Ordinances, Proclamations, Rules, Regulations, and Orders shall be deemed and considered in the Colony to be the originals thereof and may be proved in any Court or Judicial proceedings by the production of an examined copy thereof or of a copy certified under the hand of the said Registrar,

5. The said Registrar shall carefully preserve the said collection and shall file all such Ordinances, Proclamations, Rules, Regulations and Orders as may hereafter be trans- mitted to him.

6. Any such Ordinances, Proclamations, Rules, Regula- tions or Orders published in the Gazette and also any copies thereof purporting to be printed by the Government printers, by authority, shall be deemed and accepted as primâ facie evidence of the contents thereof.

7. Any person shall be entitled to inspect the said Ordi̟- nances within the office hours of the Supreme Court on payment of 25, cents for each inspection not exceeding three hours and to take copies or extracts therefrom on payment of 25 cents per folio of 72 words for each copy or extract.

Short title.

Repeal.

The collection

of Ordinances to form an authentic record of such Ordinances as past.

Recording, o Ordinances

&c.

(see Colonial Rules and Regulation r. 181).

Registrar to preserve them.

Gazette and Government printers copies to be prima facie evidence.

Inspection

and copies.

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