1890_PREVENTION_OF_CRIMES_ORDINANCE__1887 — Page 4

HK Historical Laws 香港歷史法例 All AI Reviewed

2112

Register and photographing of criminals.

[34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 6.]

ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887.

Prevention of Crimes.

And whenever the said holder changes his place of residence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station endorsed on his licence and the Police officer shall endorse on his licence the station nearest to his residence and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by such endorsement.

Moreover every male holder of such licence shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the station endorsed on his licence either to such officer himself or to such other person as the said officer may direct.

If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence at the station endorsed on his warrant, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence, or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court or Magistrate before whom he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and upon conviction thereof his licence may, in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate, be forfeited; or if the term of imprisonment with hard labour in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding one year, or if the said term of imprisonment with hard labour has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the expiration of the said term of imprisonment with hard labour, for such a term as, together with the remainder unexpired of his said term of imprisonment with hard labour, will not exceed one year.

Register of criminals.

12. The following enactments shall be made with a view to facilitate the identification of criminals:-

(1.) Registers of all persons convicted of crime in the Colony shall be kept, in such form and containing such particulars as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor:

Edit History

2026-05-02 17:40:42 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
2112 Register and photographing of criminals. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 6.] ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887. Prevention of Crimes. And whenever the said holder changes his place of residence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station endorsed on his licence and the Police officer shall endorse on his licence the station nearest to his residence and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by such endorsement. Moreover every male holder of such licence shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the station endorsed on his licence either to such officer himself or to such other person as the said officer may direct. If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence at the station endorsed on his warrant, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence, or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court or Magistrate before whom he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and upon conviction thereof his licence may, in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate, be forfeited; or if the term of imprisonment with hard labour in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding one year, or if the said term of imprisonment with hard labour has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the expiration of the said term of imprisonment with hard labour, for such a term as, together with the remainder unexpired of his said term of imprisonment with hard labour, will not exceed one year. Register of criminals. 12. The following enactments shall be made with a view to facilitate the identification of criminals:- (1.) Registers of all persons convicted of crime in the Colony shall be kept, in such form and containing such particulars as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor:
Baseline (Original)
2112 Register and photograph- ing of crimi- nals. [34 & 35 Vic. e. 112, s. 6.] ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887. Prevention of Crimes. And whenever the said holder changes his place of residence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station endorsed on his licence and the Police officer shall endorse on his licence the station nearest to his residence and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by such endorsement. Moreover every male holder of such licence shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the station endorsed on his licence either to such officer himself or to such other person as the said officer may direct. If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence at the station endorsed on his warrant, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence, or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court or Magistrate before whom he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordi- nance, and upon conviction thereof his licence may, in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate, be forfeited; or if the term of imprisonment with hard labour in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceed- ing one year, or if the said term of imprisonment with hard labour has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the expiration of the said term of imprisonment with hard labour, for such a term as, together with the remainder un- expired of his said term of imprisonment with hard labour, will not exceed one year. Register of criminals. 12. The following enactments shall be made with a view to facilitate the identification of criminals:- (1.) Registers of all persons convicted of crime in the Colony shall be kept, in such form and containing such particulars as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor:
2026-05-02 17:40:42 · Baseline
View content

2112

Register and photograph- ing of crimi- nals.

[34 & 35 Vic. e. 112, s. 6.]

ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887.

Prevention of Crimes.

And whenever the said holder changes his place of residence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station endorsed on his licence and the Police officer shall endorse on his licence the station nearest to his residence and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by such endorsement.

Moreover every male holder of such licence shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the station endorsed on his licence either to such officer himself or to such other person as the said officer may direct.

If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence at the station endorsed on his warrant, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence, or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court or Magistrate before whom he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordi- nance, and upon conviction thereof his licence may, in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate, be forfeited; or if the term of imprisonment with hard labour in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceed- ing one year, or if the said term of imprisonment with hard labour has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the expiration of the said term of imprisonment with hard labour, for such a term as, together with the remainder un- expired of his said term of imprisonment with hard labour, will not exceed one year.

Register of criminals.

12. The following enactments shall be made with a view to facilitate the identification of criminals:-

(1.) Registers of all persons convicted of crime in the Colony shall be kept, in such form and containing such particulars as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor:

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.