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1899.].

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.

[No. 9.

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it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and of 1901 s. 9 consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

incorporated.

This Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, Short title.

Interpreta-

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,-

The Court" means the Supreme Court of the Colony acting in tion of terms. the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction:

A Judge" or "the Judge" means a Judge of the Court:

The Registrar" means the Registrar of the Court and includes a

Deputy Registrar:

The Bailiff" means the Bailiff of the Court and includes any deputy of the Bailiff:

Indictment" includes any criminal information triable by

Jury

Keeper of the Prison" means the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol and includes the superintendent or other chief officer of any other prison, by whatever name he may be called

Property" includes goods, chattels, money, valuable securities, and every other matter or thing, whether real or personal, upon or with reference to which any offence may be committed.

Ordinance.

3. Unless the contrary is expressly provided by or is to be implied Application from any statute relating to such proceedings, the provisions of this of the Ordinance shall extend and apply to all proceedings which may be taken fter the commencement of this Ordinance in respect of indictable iences, whether such offences are constituted before, or at the time of,

after the commencement of this Ordinance.

PART I

BUSINESS OF THE

COURT.

4 The Registrar shall ex officio be

hin this Colony.

$

Master of the Crown Office" Master of

Crown Office.

special ses- Court in

sions of the

its criminal #jurisdiction.

5(1.)

1.) The ordinary sessions for the despatch of the business of the - Ordinary and ourt shall commence on the eighteenth day of every month, or, if the ghteenth day is a dies non, then on the lawful day next following: rovided always that the Chief Justice may, on due notice thereof

ng given, from time to time change the day so appointed. (2) The Chief Justice may direct a special session of the Court to be In addition to the ordinary sessions, whenever it may appear to necessary or expedient to do so, and such special session shall be ld accordingly.

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