CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ORDINANCE
Title
CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ORDINANCE
Description
Criminal Law Amendment.
No. 5 of 1872.
An Ordinance to further amend the Law elating to Criminal
Procedure.
[16th May, 1872.]
A'HERE:A;S it is expedient to further amend the law relatinto~
criminal :proce~lure be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong
the advice of the Legislal;ive Council thereof, as follows
Verdicts aid ~ 1: Zf it shall become necessary at anytime for any gnrpose
whatsoevey:.
judgments
valid aster . todraw up a £ornexal record in any case where:any
amendment shall h-eve ~;
amendments.
,sea 14 t 1,6beenv- made under the provisions of Ordinance. No. 3. of
1865, stxc.hyre-
Y-e::T00,s.3.1
cord shall be drawn up.in the form in which, the information ,was after,:
such. amendment- was .made, without takin ; any notice :of the fact, o£
such
amendment having- been-made:
2. No information,l'or. an y offence shall be held insufficient for want -
mot, to be lxeld
,~a~c~e~,t= ~ the- averment- of any.mat~er unnecessary to be proved, nor,
for omittin .
Yoi certain - ,
om~galong, ~c to~v~te the time pat which the offence was committed in any
case, where..
[See 2azd. :time,is not of the essence of the offence nor for stating the
time imperfectly.
Criminal Law Amendment.
No. 5 of 1872.
nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent
to that of the information, or on an impossible day or on a day that never
happened, nor for want of the statement of the value or price of any
matter
or thing, or the amount of damao'e, injury, or spoil in any case where
the value or price or the amount of damage, injury, or spoil, is not of
the
essence of .the offence.
Note.- The marginal note to section 1 of this Ordinance in the corresponding section
(3) of 14 aced 15 Vic. c. 100, is as follows:
' Records to be drawn up in amended form without noticing the amendments.'
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Title.
Preamble.
Verdicts and judgments valid after amendments.
[See 14 & 15 V. c. 100, s. 3.]
Informations not to be held insufficient for certain omissions, &c.
[See ibid. s. 24.]
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No. 5 of 1872.
An Ordinance to further amend the Law elating to Criminal
Procedure.
[16th May, 1872.]
A'HERE:A;S it is expedient to further amend the law relatinto~
criminal :proce~lure be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong
the advice of the Legislal;ive Council thereof, as follows
Verdicts aid ~ 1: Zf it shall become necessary at anytime for any gnrpose
whatsoevey:.
judgments
valid aster . todraw up a £ornexal record in any case where:any
amendment shall h-eve ~;
amendments.
,sea 14 t 1,6beenv- made under the provisions of Ordinance. No. 3. of
1865, stxc.hyre-
Y-e::T00,s.3.1
cord shall be drawn up.in the form in which, the information ,was after,:
such. amendment- was .made, without takin ; any notice :of the fact, o£
such
amendment having- been-made:
2. No information,l'or. an y offence shall be held insufficient for want -
mot, to be lxeld
,~a~c~e~,t= ~ the- averment- of any.mat~er unnecessary to be proved, nor,
for omittin .
Yoi certain - ,
om~galong, ~c to~v~te the time pat which the offence was committed in any
case, where..
[See 2azd. :time,is not of the essence of the offence nor for stating the
time imperfectly.
Criminal Law Amendment.
No. 5 of 1872.
nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent
to that of the information, or on an impossible day or on a day that never
happened, nor for want of the statement of the value or price of any
matter
or thing, or the amount of damao'e, injury, or spoil in any case where
the value or price or the amount of damage, injury, or spoil, is not of
the
essence of .the offence.
Note.- The marginal note to section 1 of this Ordinance in the corresponding section
(3) of 14 aced 15 Vic. c. 100, is as follows:
' Records to be drawn up in amended form without noticing the amendments.'
1126
Title.
Preamble.
Verdicts and judgments valid after amendments.
[See 14 & 15 V. c. 100, s. 3.]
Informations not to be held insufficient for certain omissions, &c.
[See ibid. s. 24.]
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Abstract
1126
Title.
Preamble.
Verdicts and judgments valid after amendments.
[See 14 & 15 V. c. 100, s. 3.]
Informations not to be held insufficient for certain omissions, &c.
[See ibid. s. 24.]
1127
Title.
Preamble.
Verdicts and judgments valid after amendments.
[See 14 & 15 V. c. 100, s. 3.]
Informations not to be held insufficient for certain omissions, &c.
[See ibid. s. 24.]
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Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/302
Edition
1890
Volume
v2
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 5 of 1872
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ORDINANCE,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed March 4, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/302.
