1462
No. 17 of 1919.
INDICTMENTS.
[Originally
No. 17 of 1919.
No. 32 of 1935.
No. 33 of
1935.
Law Rev. Ord., 1939.]
Short title.
Rules as to
indictments.
No. 17 of 1919.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to indictments in
criminal cases and matters incidental or similar thereto.
[12th October, 1919.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Indictments Ordinance,
1919.
2. The rules contained in the Schedule with respect to indictments shall have effect as if enacted in this Ordinance, but those rules may be added to, varied or annulled by further rules made by the rule committee under this Ordinance.
5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 90, s. 1.
*
Schedule.
Powers of Rule Com-
mittee.
3.-(1) There shall be established for the purposes of this Ordinance a rule committee consisting of the Chief Justice, the
5 & 6 Geo. 5, Attorney General, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the senior Police Magistrate for the time being and the President of the Incorporated Law Society of Hong Kong, three of whom shall form a quorum.
c. 90, s. 2.
*
General pro-
visions as to indictments.
5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 90, s. 3.
(2) The rule committee shall have power from time to time to make rules varying or annulling the rules contained in the Schedule and to make further rules with respect to the matters dealt with in those rules, and those rules shall have effect subject to any modifications or additions so made.
(3) Any rules made by the rule committee shall be laid as soon as may be before the Legislative Council and if that Council disapproves of such rules or any of them the rules so disapproved of shall thenceforth be void, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done thereunder.
4. (1) Every indictment shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains, a statement of the specific offence or offences with which the accused person is charged, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the charge.
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice, an indictment shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, not be
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
1462
No. 17 of 1919.
INDICTMENTS.
[Originally
No. 17 of 1919.
No. 32 of 1935.
No. 33 of
1935.
Law Rev. Ord., 1939.]
Short title.
Rules as to
indictments.
No. 17 of 1919.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to indictments in
criminal cases and matters incidental or similar thereto.
[12th October, 1919.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Indictments Ordinance,
1919.
2. The rules contained in the Schedule with respect to 5 & 6 Geo. 5, indictments shall have effect as if enacted in this Ordinance, but those rules may be added to, varied or annulled by further rules made by the rule committee under this Ordinance.
c. 90, s. 1.
*
Schedule.
Powers of Rule Com-
mittee.
3.-(1) There shall be established for the purposes of this Ordinance a rule committee consisting of the Chief Justice, the 5 & 6 Geo. 5, Attorney General, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the senior Police Magistrate for the time being and the President. of the Incorporated Law Society of Hong Kong, three of whom shall form a quorum.
c. 90, s. 2.
*
General pro-
visions as to indictments.
5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 90, s. 3.
(2) The rule committee shall have power from time to time to make rules varying or annulling the rules contained in the Schedule and to make further rules with respect to the matters dealt with in those rules, and those rules shall have effect subject to any modifications or additions so made.
(3) Any rules made by the rule committee shall be laid as soon as may be before the Legislative Council and if that Council disapproves of such rules or any of them the rules so disapproved of shall thenceforth be void, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done thereunder.
4. (1) Every indictment shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains, a statement of the specific offence or offences with which the accused person is charged, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the charge.
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice, an indict- ment shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, not be
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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