MINIMUM PUNISHMENTS ORDINANCE

MINIMUM PUNISHMENTS ORDINANCE

Minimum Punihments.

No. 2 of 1873.

An Ordinance to abolish Minimum Punishments on Summary
Convictions before Magistrates.

[11th February, 1873.]

Whereas by various Ordinances of the Colony a minimum as well
as a maximum amount of fine or term of imprisonment, is pre-
scribed by way of punishment far certain offences triable summarily
before-
the Magistrates; and whereas it is expedient to confer upon the Magis-
trates the power of awarding, in their discretion, a lesser, and in
certain
cases, a nominal punishment for such offences: Ire it emoted by the
Governor of Honokong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof,
as follows: -

Whenever any person shall be convicted upon a summary trial before
miniiarrr
gunishmeuts
s 11Ianistrate; of an offence against the provisions of any Ordinance or
law on summary
convictions
now in force in the Colony whereby a minimum amount of fine or term of
abolished.
imprisonment is prescribed by way of punishment for such offence, it shall
be l0Vfnl for the Magistrate, if he shall in his discretion thick fit, to
award
:a lesser amount of fine or term of imprisonment than that prescribed by
-way of minimum . punishment as aforesaid, or to award, in certain cases,
a, merely nominal punishlrlent, anything in such Ordinance or law con-
tained to the contrary notwithstan ding.

NOTE. -This .Ordinance is repealed as from the 1st January, 18.W, by
Ordinance No.
15 of 1890, subject to H. M.'s right of disallowance.
1157
Title.
Preamble.
Minimum punishments on summary convictions abolished.

1157
Title.
Preamble.
Minimum punishments on summary convictions abolished.

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