Magistrates.
[CAP. 227
ance, it shall be lawful for a special magistrate to hear the (Cap. 212). case and convict the accused summarily and to sentence him 24 of 1949, s.80. to imprisonment for one year or to commit the accused for trial before the court.
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PART V.
SPECIAL POWERS.
Miscellaneous.
92. Wherever any male offender is convicted by a magistrate under section 26 of the Larceny Ordinance, of (Cap. 210). stealing any ornament or other chattel from the person of any 36 of 1947, s. 2. woman or child, the magistrate may, in addition to the punishment awarded for such offence, direct that the offender be flogged.
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93. Whenever any offender whose age appears to the magistrate not to exceed sixteen years is convicted of any offence, the magistrate may, in lieu of any other punishment to which the offender is liable, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Peace Preservation Ordinance, or in the Flogging Ordinance-
(a) order such offender to be discharged after due admonition; or
(b) order such offender to be delivered to his parent or to his guardian or nearest adult relative or, in the case of the offender being an apprentice or servant, to his master or mistress or, in the case of the offender being a schoolboy or schoolgirl, to the person in charge of the school at which the offender is attending, on such parent, guardian, relative, master, mistress or person in charge of a school executing a bond with or without a surety or sureties that he or she will be responsible for the good behaviour and also, if the magistrate thinks it necessary, for the proper education of the offender for any period not exceeding twelve months; or
(c) order such offender if a male to be whipped with not more than twelve strokes of a light cane or rattan within the court premises and in the presence, if they desire to be present, of the parent, guardian, relative, master, mistress or person in charge of such
Power to sentence juvenile to be whipped for certain offences.
(Cap. 244).
(Cap. 222).
35 of 1959 s.3
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Magistrates.
[CAP. 227
ance, it shall be lawful for a special magistrate to hear the (Cap. 212). case and convict the accused summarily and to sentence him 24 of 1949, s.80. to imprisonment for one year or to commit the accused for trial before the court.
[86
PART V.
SPECIAL POWERS.
Miscellaneous.
92. Wherever any male offender is convicted by a Flogging. 4-5 magistrate under section 26 of the Larceny Ordinance, of (Cap. 210). stealing any ornament or other chattel from the person of any 36 of 1947, s. 2. woman or child, the magistrate may, in addition to the punishment awarded for such offence, direct that the offender be flogged.
[89
93. Whenever any offender whose age appears to the magistrate not to exceed sixteen years is convicted of any offence, the magistrate may, in lieu of any other punishment to which the offender is liable, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Peace--Preservation, Ordinance, or-in the Flogging-Ordinance-
(a) order such offender to be discharged after due
admonition; or
(b) order such offender to be delivered to his parent or to his guardian or nearest adult relative or, in the case of the offender being an apprentice or servant, to his master or mistress or, in the case of the offen- der being a schoolboy or schoolgirl, to the person in charge of the school at which the offender is attending, on such parent, guardian, relative, mas- ter, mistress or person in charge of a school execut- ing a bond with or without a surety or sureties that he or she will be responsible for the good behaviour and also, if the magistrate thinks it necessary, for the proper education of the offender for any period not exceeding twelve months; or
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(c) order such offender if a male to be whipped with not more than twelve strokes of a light cane or rattan within the court premises and in the presence, if they desire to be present, of the parent, guardian, relative, master, mistress or person in charge of such
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Power to juvenile to be for certain
sentence
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offences.
(Cap. 244).
(Cap. 222).
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