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(6) References in this section to a letter of request issued by the Registrar under section 77E in respect of any criminal proceedings include references to a letter of request issued by him in respect of any criminal proceedings (whether instituted or not) at any time after 1 January 1984 and before the commencement of the Evidence (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 to a court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction outside Hong Kong requesting such court or tribunal to assist in obtaining evidence for the purposes of those criminal proceedings.
77G. (1) Where under this Part it is relevant for the purposes of any criminal proceedings to prove any particular or matter in respect of a deponent or a deposition, or any document or thing exhibited or annexed to a deposition, such matter or particular may be proved by an averment contained in the deposition stating that particular or matter.
(2) Where any deposition having exhibited or annexed thereto a document of a kind referred to in section 77F(2)(c) is admitted in evidence by virtue of section 77F, section 22(3) and (4) shall apply in relation to any statement contained in that document as they apply in relation to a statement given in evidence by virtue of section 22.
(3) Section 22A(4) and (9) shall apply for the purposes of section 77F(2)(d) as they apply for the purposes of section 22A.
(4) Section 22B(2) and (3) shall apply in relation to a statement contained in any document exhibited or annexed to any deposition admitted in evidence under this Part as they apply in relation to a statement admitted in evidence by virtue of section 22 or 22A.
(5) References in this Part to a document or thing exhibited or annexed to a deposition include references to a document or thing referred to in the deposition as a document or thing exhibited or annexed thereto.
(6) In this Part “document”, “copy” and “statement” have the same meaning as in Part IV.
(Part VIIIA added, 37 of 1984, s. 10)
PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS
(Amended, 5 of 1924, s. 21)
78. Whenever any forged document has been admitted in evidence by virtue of this Ordinance, the court or the person who has admitted the same, may, at the request of any party against whom the same is so admitted in evidence, direct that the same shall be impounded and be kept in the custody of such officer of the court or other proper person, for such period, and subject to such conditions as to the court or person may seem meet.
(Amended, 11 of 1922, s. 19 and 5 of 1924, s. 21)
(37 of 1984)
Provisions supplementary to sections 77E and 77F.
Impounding of forged document admitted in evidence.
1845 c. 113. s. 4: 1851 c. 99. s. 17.
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(6) References in this section to a letter of request issued by the Registrar under section 77E in respect of any criminal proceedings include references to a letter of request issued by him in respect of any criminal proceedings (whether instituted or not) at any time. after 1 January 1984 and before the commencement of the Evidence (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 to a court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction outside Hong Kong requesting such court or tribunal to assist in obtaining evidence for the purposes of those criminal proceedings.
77G. (1) Where under this Part it is relevant for the purposes of any criminal proceedings to prove any particular or matter in respect of a deponent or a deposition, or any document or thing exhibited or annexed to a deposition, such matter or particular may be proved by an averment contained in the deposition stating that particular or matter.
(2) Where any deposition having exhibited or annexed thereto a document of a kind referred to in section 77F(2)(c) is admitted in evidence by virtue of section 77F, section 22(3) and (4) shall apply in relation to any statement contained in that document as they apply in relation to a statement given in evidence by virtue of section 22.
(3) Section 22A(4) and (9) shall apply for the purposes of section 77F(2)(d) as they apply for the purposes of section 22A.
(4) Section 22B(2) and (3) shall apply in relation to a state- ment contained in any document exhibited or annexed to any deposition admitted in evidence under this Part as they apply in relation to a statement admitted in evidence by virtue of section 22 or 22A.
(5) References in this Part to a document or thing exhibited or annexed to a deposition include references to a document or thing referred to in the deposition as a document or thing exhibited or annexed thereto.
(6) In this Part “document", "copy" and "statement” have the same meaning as in Part IV.
(Part VIIIA added, 37 of 1984, s. 10)
PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS
(Amended, 5 of 1924, s. 21)
78. Whenever any forged document has been admitted in evidence by virtue of this Ordinance, the court or the person who has admitted the same, may, at the request of any party against whom the same is so admitted in evidence, direct that the same shall be impounded and be kept in the custody of such officer of the court or other proper person, for such period, and subject to such conditions as to the court or person may seem meet.
(Amended, 11 of 1922, s. 19 and 5 of 1924, s. 21)
(37 of 1984.)
Provisions supplementary to sections 77E and 77F.
Impounding of forged document admitted in evidence.
1845 c. 113. s. 4: 1851 c. 99. s. 17.
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