922
False witness to be summarily punished.
Practice of the Court.
Rules and orders to be made for regulating the procedure of the Court.
Privilege of barristers and attornies.
Commutation of capital punishment...
Power to flog.
Inconsistent laws, &c., of no force in Hong-kong. Saving of jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1866.
Suppression of Piracy.
21. Every person who upon any examination upon oath or upon affirmation or declaration before the Court shall in its opinion have wilfully and corruptly given false evidence shall be sentenced without further trial to a term of imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months with or without hard labor.
22. The practice of the Court shall, except where otherwise herein provided or by the rules or orders to be from time to time made and approved under the provisions hereof, be, so far as the circumstances of the case will admit, according to the present practice of the Supreme Court.
23. And to the end and intent that the procedure and practice of the Court may be of the most simple and expeditious character, it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice to make, and he is hereby required to make, and from time to time to amend all necessary rules and orders, and to frame proceedings for regulating the procedure and practice of the Court, and generally for carrying the provisions of this Ordinance into effect, subject nevertheless to amendment and approval of all such rules, orders and proceedings by the Governor in Executive Council, and such rules, orders or forms, or amended rules, orders and forms shall be submitted to the Legislative Council who may allow, disallow, or alter the same and the rules, orders and forms so allowed or altered shall be of the same force and effect as if they had been specially inserted herein. Barristers and attornies shall respectively have and enjoy the like privilege of practising before, and be subject to the like authority of the Court as they have and enjoy, and are subject to in the Supreme Court.
24. Whenever sentence of death shall have been pronounced by the Court upon any prisoner, and such sentence shall be commuted by the Governor, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to order that such prisoner be once, twice or thrice publicly flogged in the manner and subject to the conditions and restrictions prescribed and imposed with respect to flogging under Ordinance No. 12 of 1865.
25. All local Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and usages inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby are declared to be of no force and effect whatsoever within the Colony of Hongkong; Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed in any way to take away, abridge, or affect the jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme Court.
[No record of any proclamation under section one.
Repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1868.]
922
False witness to be summarily punished.
Practice of the -Court.
Rules and orders to be made for regulating the
procedure of the
ourt.
Privilege of barristers and attornies.
Commutation of capital punish- ment...
Power to flog.
Inconsistent laws, &c., of no force in Hong- kong. Saving of jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
ORDINANCE No. 9 or 1866.
Suppression of Piracy.
21. Every person who upon any examination upon oath or upon affirmation or declaration before the Court shall in its opinion have wilfully and corruptly given false evidence shall be sentenced without further trial to a term of imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months with or without hard labor.
22. The practice of the Court shall, except where otherwise herein provided or by the rules or orders to be from time to time made and approved under the provisions hereof, be, so far as the circumstances of the case will admit, according to the present practice of the Supreme Court.
23. And to the end and intent that the procedure and practice of the Court may be of the most simple and expeditious character, it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice to make, and he is hereby required to make, and from time to time to amend all necessary rules and orders, and to frame proceedings for regulating the procedure and practice of the Court, and generally for carrying the provisions of this Ordinance into effect, subject nevertheless to amendment and approval of all such rules, orders and proceedings by the Governor in Executive Council, and such rules, orders or forms, or amended rules, orders and forms shall be submitted to the Legislative Council who may allow, disallow, or alter the same and the rules, orders and forms so allowed or altered shall be of the same force and effect as if they had been specially inserted herein. Barristers and attornies shall respectively have and enjoy the like privilege of practising before, and be subject to the like authority of the Court as they have and enjoy, and are subject to in the Supreme Court.
24. Whenever sentence of death shall have been pronounced by the Court upon any prisoner, and such sentence shall be commuted by the Governor, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to order that such prisoner be once, twice or thrice publicly flogged in the manner and subject to the conditions and restrictions prescribed and imposed with respect to flogging under Ordinance No. 12 of 1865.
25. All local Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and usages inconsistent with the provi- sions of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby are declared to be of no force and effect whatsoever within the Colony of Hongkong; Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed in any way to take away, abridge, or affect the jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme Court.
[No record of any proclamation under section one.
Repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1868.]
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