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ORDINANCE No. 3 OF 1881 . 1585


Penal Ordinances Amendment.


2. Ordinance 12 of 1865 is hereby amended by striking out from Amending
Ordinance 12
the words " where any person is convicted of a crime " down to the of 1865.

words " incapable of resistence " inclusive- and by inserting instead
thereof the words " where any person is convicted of a crime under
section 19 of Ordinance 4 of 1865 or under section 31 of Ordinance 7

of 1865 ," and by striking out the words " publicly or."

3. It shall not be lawful to award any sentence of flogging on the Flogging on
the back
back ; and every sentence of flogging or whipping shall provide that unlawful ;
flogging to be
such flogging or whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan on the breech. with a rattan
on the breech.
[ Added to by Ordinance No. 9 of 1884. ]




Schedule of enactments repealed.



Ordinance. Extent of repeal.



12 of 1845.
" Suppression of the Triad Society." Sections 2 and 3.
12 of 1856.
" To regulate Chinese Burials, and to pre
vent certain Nuisances within the Section 7.
Colony of Hongkong."
8 of 1858. The words " receive not more than thirty
" For regulation of the Chinese People, six blows, nor less than five blows,
and for the Population Census, and with a rattan, and " in subsection 9
for other purposes of Police." section 28.


Section 9 from the words " It shall be
1 of 1868.
lawful for the said Court in addition "
" To make provision for the more effectual
down to the words 66 Governor in
Suppression of Piracy."
Council from time to time direct "
inclusive. Section 32.
3 of 1868.
" To empower the Supreme Court to direct
Offenders to be whipped and to be
Section 1 .
kept in Solitary Confinement in certain
specified cases."