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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 6.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1865.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XI.

The following Bill, read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 2nd Instant, is published for general information.

By Order,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 6th February, 1865.

HONGKONG.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIE REGINE.

No. of 1805.

By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

An Ordinance to consolidate the Laws relating to Criminal Procedure. Whereas the Laws regulating Criminal Procedure in this Colony are numerous and mplicated and it is expedient to consolidate the said Laws; Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:

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I. The several Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in the Schedule (A) hereto annexed, shall continue in force until and throughout the

day of

Year and shall from and after that Day be repealed.

Title.

Preamble.

Repeal of Ordi- nances and parts of in the present Ordinances mentioned

in Schedule (A.)

Acts, &c., committed

nauce.

II. Provided that every Act duly done and every Warrant and other Instrument Repeal not to affect daly made or granted before this Ordinance comes into operation shall continue and be before the coming into of the same force and effect as if the said Ordinances or parts of Ordinances had not been operation of this Ordi- repealed; and that every Action, Prosecution and other Proceeding which shall have been commenced before this Ordinance comes into operation or shall thereafter be Commenced in respect of any such Matter or Thing may be prosecuted, continued and defended in the saine manner as if the said Ordinances and parts of Ordinances had not been repealed.

III. The Ordinary Sessions for the despatch of the Criminal Business of the Supreme Criminal Sessions. Court shall commence on the Eighteenth day of every Month except October or if the Lighteenth Day be a dies non on the first lawful Day then next following; Provided always that the said Court may, on due notice thereof being given, hold an additional Session whenever it

may be necessary or expedient so to do.

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IV. For the purpose of bringing a Criminal Case under the cognizance of the Method of Proceed- Supreme Court an Indictment or Information shall be signed by the Attorney General, ing.