PENALTIES (REMISSION) ORDINANCE, 1860
Title
PENALTIES (REMISSION) ORDINANCE, 1860
Description
No. 3 of 1860.
To make provision for the remission of penalties.
[17th August, 1860.]
WHEREAS penalties which under penal statutes or Ordinances are
made payable to parties other than the Crown Cannot be remitted
by the Governor wheere no express provision has been made by
the Imperial Statute or Colonial Ordinance for that purpose, and
it is expedient that the law as as to the remission of such penalties
should be amended and made uniform:-
1. The Penalties(Remission) Ordinance, 1860.
2. It should be lawful for the Governor to remit, in whole or in
part, any sum of money which,under any Act of Parliament or
any Ordinance 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 discharge of any person who may
be imposed for non-payment of any sum of money so imposed.
Short title. Power to Governor to remit penalties other than those due to the Crown.
To make provision for the remission of penalties.
[17th August, 1860.]
WHEREAS penalties which under penal statutes or Ordinances are
made payable to parties other than the Crown Cannot be remitted
by the Governor wheere no express provision has been made by
the Imperial Statute or Colonial Ordinance for that purpose, and
it is expedient that the law as as to the remission of such penalties
should be amended and made uniform:-
1. The Penalties(Remission) Ordinance, 1860.
2. It should be lawful for the Governor to remit, in whole or in
part, any sum of money which,under any Act of Parliament or
any Ordinance 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 discharge of any person who may
be imposed for non-payment of any sum of money so imposed.
Short title. Power to Governor to remit penalties other than those due to the Crown.
Abstract
Short title. Power to Governor to remit penalties other than those due to the Crown.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/769
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 3 of 1860
Number of Pages
1
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“PENALTIES (REMISSION) ORDINANCE, 1860,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 15, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/769.
