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ORDINANCES Nos . 2 AND 3 OF 1876. 1421

Contagious Diseases. Chinese Emigration Repeal.


Wherever the words " The Registrar General " are repealed as aforesaid, the
section shall be amended by inserting the words " a Magistrate," and shall be read as
if those words had been inserted in the section originally .


3. Upon the hearing by a Magistrate of any matter arising under this Ordinance, Courts may sit in
private.
or " The Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867, " or upon the hearing of an appeal from
the determination of the Magistrate in any such matter, the Magistrate or the Court
(as the case may be) inay hear the matter in private, unless the person accused or
affected desire publicity, and, in addition to all other powers, may order that all persons
not directly interested in the matter be kept excluded from the place of hearing.

4. No proceedings under this Ordinance, or under " The Contagious Diseases No proceedings
to be taken
except with
Ordinance, 1867," shall be commenced before a Magistrate, except at the instance, or sanction of
Attorney General
with the sanction, of the Attorney General or of the Registrar General . or Registrar
* General.
Sections 2 to 4
5. The three preceding sections of this Ordinance shall be read with " The Con incorporated
with No. 10 of
tagious Diseases Ordinance , 1867," and shall be taken to be incorporated there with ; 1867.
and upon the issue of any new edition of the Ordinances, the provisions of the said
three sections may be inserted in the said Ordinance ; sections 3 and 4 hereof may be
printed next after the section now numbered 71 of the said Ordinance, and the other
sections thereof may be renumbered .


[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 19 of 1889. ]




No. 3 of 1876.

An Ordinance, to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1876. Title.

[ 11th April, 1876. ]

HEREAS difficulty is anticipated in carrying out the Ordinance No. 1 of 1876 Preamble.
W at some of the Coast Ports, and it is expedient to repeal the same with the
view of making further provision in that behalf : Be it enacted by the Governor of
--
Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

1. The Ordinance No. 1 of 1876 is hereby repealed, and the * enactments thereby Repealing Ordi
nance No. 1 of
repealed are, from the date of the passing hereof, revived as if the said Ordinance had 1876.
not been passed .



[* The enactments revived have been since repealed. ]