CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE

Contagious Diseases.

No. 2 of 1876

An Ordinance fur divesting the Rcyistrar General of his Judicial Functions.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative
Council thereof, as follows=

Repealing partof 1. So much of section 2$ of Ordinance No. 8 of 188 as
relates to the judicial
see.. 28 of Ord. No.
s of 1858. powers of the Registrar General, is hereby repealed, that is to
say, the words 'before
the Registrar General if a Justice of the Peace, or (if the said person
shall so demand).'

Repealing and 2. The following sections and parts of sections of 'The
Contagious Diseases
-amending parts
of Urd. No. loof Ordinance, 1867,' are hereby repealed:-
1867,
Sections 5 an`d 6,--The whole.

Section 70,-From the word 'Governor' in tie third line of the section to
the end of the section.

Sections 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 53, 57, 62, 71, and section 20 in the third
line froze
the end,--The .words 'The Registrar General.'
ORDINANCES No 2 OF 1876.

Contagious Diseases.

Wherever the words 'The Rdgistrar General' are repealed as aforesaid, the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,
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
Ordinance, 1867,' shall be commenced before a Magistrate, except at the
instance, or
with the sanction, of the Attorney General or of the Registrar General.
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5. The three preceding sections of this Ordinance shall be read with '
The Con-
tagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867,' and shall be taken to be incorporated
therewith;
and upon the issue of any new edition of the Ordinances, the provisions
of the,T 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.]
1420

Title.
Repealing part of sec. 28 of Ord. No. 8 of 1858.
Repealing and amending parts of Ord. No. 10 of 1867.
1421

Courts may sit in private.
No proceedings to be taken except with sanction of Attorney General or Register General.
Sections 2 to 4 incorporated with No. 10 of 1867.

1420

Title.
Repealing part of sec. 28 of Ord. No. 8 of 1858.
Repealing and amending parts of Ord. No. 10 of 1867.
1421

Courts may sit in private.
No proceedings to be taken except with sanction of Attorney General or Register General.
Sections 2 to 4 incorporated with No. 10 of 1867.

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