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ORDINANCES Nos. 4 AND 5 OF 1886.

1957

Sales of Reversions.

Infants Custody.

No. 4 of 1886.

An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to the Custody of

Infants.

[10th March, 1886.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the

Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

BE

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Infants Cus- tody Ordinance, 1886.

2. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Supreme Court upon the petition presented in a summary way of the mother (by her next friend if necessary) of any infant or infants under the age of sixteen years to order that the petitioner shall have access to such infant or infants at such time and subject to such regulations as the Court shall deem proper or to order that such infant or infants shall be delivered to the mother and remain in or under her custody or control or shall if already in her custody or under her control remain therein until such infant or infants shall attain such age not exceeding sixteen years as the Court shall direct; and further, to order that such custody or control shall be subject to such regulations as regards access by the father or guardian of such infant or infants and otherwise as the Court shall deem proper.

3. No agreement contained in any separation deed made between the father and mother of an infant or infants shall be or be deemed to be invalid by reason only of its providing that the father of such infant or infants shall give up the custody or control thereof to the mother: Pro- vided always that no Court shall enforce any such agreement if the Court shall be of opinion that it will not be for the benefit of the infant or infants to give effect thereto.

No. 5 of 1886.

An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Sales of Reversions.

[10th March, 1886.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the

Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Short title.

Supreme Court may order mother

to have access to and custody of infants under 16

years.

[36 V. c. 12,

8.

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Separation deed agree- ment to give up custody. [36 V. c. 12, s. 2.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Sules of short title, Reversions Ordinance, 1886.