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1958

Effect of

notices in Gazette.

No. 31 of 1911.

INTERPRETATION.

37. Where any notice, order, or other document is required by any enactment to be published in the Gazette, or where any document referred to in section 26(3) of the Evidence Ordinance, 1899, appears in the Gazette, a copy of the Gazette in which it is so published or appears shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such notice, order, or document.

No. 2 of 1889.

Ordinance

Application of fees, fines and forfeitures.

38.-(1) Where under any enactment any person is required to pay any charge or fee for any act or thing done, or document issued, or signature or seal affixed to any document, by any public officer or department, or where any person is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to pay or forfeit any sum of money, such charge or fee and such sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided; and if any such charge or fee, or if any commission on money received or taken possession of, realized, or otherwise dealt with, is required to be paid to any public officer or department, such officer or department receiving the same shall pay it into or account for the same in due course to the Treasury.

(2) Where under any enactment any thing or any animal is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to be forfeited, it shall, unless the contrary is otherwise provided, or unless it is expressed by law to be forfeited to any person, be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided.

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any existing or future enactment whereby any shares of fines or forfeitures, or of proceeds of forfeitures are expressed to be recoverable by any person, or may be granted by any authority to any person or officer.

(4) The Governor may in any special case, not provided for by Ordinance, award a share, not exceeding three-fourths, of any fine or forfeiture adjudged by any court, or of any proceeds of any forfeiture, as a reward, bounty or gratuity, to any member of the police force, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his duty.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

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1958 Effect of notices in Gazette. No. 31 of 1911. INTERPRETATION. 37. Where any notice, order, or other document is required by any enactment to be published in the Gazette, or where any document referred to in section 26(3) of the Evidence Ordinance, 1899, appears in the Gazette, a copy of the Gazette in which it is so published or appears shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such notice, order, or document. No. 2 of 1889. Ordinance Application of fees, fines and forfeitures. 38.-(1) Where under any enactment any person is required to pay any charge or fee for any act or thing done, or document issued, or signature or seal affixed to any document, by any public officer or department, or where any person is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to pay or forfeit any sum of money, such charge or fee and such sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided; and if any such charge or fee, or if any commission on money received or taken possession of, realized, or otherwise dealt with, is required to be paid to any public officer or department, such officer or department receiving the same shall pay it into or account for the same in due course to the Treasury. (2) Where under any enactment any thing or any animal is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to be forfeited, it shall, unless the contrary is otherwise provided, or unless it is expressed by law to be forfeited to any person, be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any existing or future enactment whereby any shares of fines or forfeitures, or of proceeds of forfeitures are expressed to be recoverable by any person, or may be granted by any authority to any person or officer. (4) The Governor may in any special case, not provided for by Ordinance, award a share, not exceeding three-fourths, of any fine or forfeiture adjudged by any court, or of any proceeds of any forfeiture, as a reward, bounty or gratuity, to any member of the police force, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his duty. * As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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1958 Effect of notices in Gazette. No. 31 of 1911. INTERPRETATION. 37. Where any notice, order, or other document is required. by any enactment to be published in the Gazette, or where any document referred to in section 26 (3) of the Evidence Ordinance, 1899, appears in the Gazette, a copy of the No. 2 of 1889. Gazette in which it is so published or appears shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such notice, order, or document. Ordinance Application of fees, fines and forfeitures. 38.-(1) Where under.any enactment any person is re- quired to pay any charge or fee for any act or thing done, or document issued, or signature or seal affixed to any document, by any public officer or department, or where any person is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to pay or forfeit any sum of money, such charge or fee and such sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided; and if any such charge or fee, or if any commission on money received or taken possession of, realized, or otherwise dealt with, is required to be paid to any public officer or department, such officer or department receiving the same shall pay it into or account for the same in'due course to the Treasury. (2) Where under any enactment any thing or any animal is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to be forfeited, it shall, unless the contrary is otherwise provided, or unless it is expressed by law to be forfeited to any person, be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided. (3) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any existing or future enactment whereby any shares of fines or forfeitures, or of proceeds of forfeitures are expressed to be recoverable by any person, or may be granted by any authority to any person or officer. (4) The Governor may in any special case, not provided for by Ordinance, award a share, not exceeding three-fourths, of any fine or forfeiture adjudged by any court, or of any proceeds of any forfeiture, as a reward, bounty or gratuity, to any member of the police force, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his * As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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1958

Effect of

notices in Gazette.

No. 31 of 1911.

INTERPRETATION.

37. Where any notice, order, or other document is required. by any enactment to be published in the Gazette, or where any document referred to in section 26 (3) of the Evidence Ordinance, 1899, appears in the Gazette, a copy of the No. 2 of 1889. Gazette in which it is so published or appears shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in such notice, order, or document.

Ordinance

Application of fees, fines and forfeitures.

38.-(1) Where under.any enactment any person is re- quired to pay any charge or fee for any act or thing done, or document issued, or signature or seal affixed to any document, by any public officer or department, or where any person is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to pay or forfeit any sum of money, such charge or fee and such sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided; and if any such charge or fee, or if any commission on money received or taken possession of, realized, or otherwise dealt with, is required to be paid to any public officer or department, such officer or department receiving the same shall pay it into or account for the same in'due course to the Treasury.

(2) Where under any enactment any thing or any animal is adjudged by any court, or other authority duly authorised by law, to be forfeited, it shall, unless the contrary is otherwise provided, or unless it is expressed by law to be forfeited to any person, be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the Treasury, unless the contrary is otherwise provided.

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any existing or future enactment whereby any shares of fines or forfeitures, or of proceeds of forfeitures are expressed to be recoverable by any person, or may be granted by any authority to any person or officer.

(4) The Governor may in any special case, not provided for by Ordinance, award a share, not exceeding three-fourths, of any fine or forfeiture adjudged by any court, or of any proceeds of any forfeiture, as a reward, bounty or gratuity, to any member of the police force, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

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