PENALTIES (REMISSION) ORDINANCE, 1860

PENALTIES (REMISSION) ORDINANCE, 1860

No. 3 of 1860.

An Ordivance to make provision for the temission of
penalties.
[7th August, i86o.]

WHERhAS penalties which under penal statutes or Ordinances
are made payable to parties other than the Crown cannot
be remitted by the Governor where no express provision
has been made by the Imperial Statute or Colonial Ordin-
ance for that purpose, and it is expedient that the law as
to the remission of such penalties should be amended and
made uniform:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Penalties (Remis-
sion) Ordinance, 1860.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to remit, in whole
or in part, any sum of money which, under any enactment now
in force or hereafter to be passed, may be imposed as a penalty
or forfeiture on a convicted offender, although such money may
be in whole or in part payable to some party other than the
Crown, and to order the disclharge of any person who may be
imprisoned for non-payment of any sum of money so imposed.
[Originally No. 14 of 1860. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.] Short title. Power to Governor to remit penalties other than those due to the Crown.

[Originally No. 14 of 1860. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.] Short title. Power to Governor to remit penalties other than those due to the Crown.

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