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• ORDTNANCE NO.

29 OF 1961.

MISCELLANEOUS ENACTMENTS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 1961.

J assent.

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196 l. i BRITISH GUIANA.

Arrangement of Sections.

Section of enactments.

h War Graves Cornmis,sion.

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Short title.

Amendment Commonwealt Schedufo.

AN ORDJNANCE Enacted to amend by the Legislature certain of British enactments.

Guiana:- A.D. 1961.

1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Miscellaneous Enactments Short title.
(Amendment) nance shall be construed amending such Ordinance, Ordinance, 1961, and so far as it amends any Ordi­ and any Ordinance as one with that Ordinance No.

29] ----------------------------·----- THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA f A.D. 196 L 2 Amendment of enact­ ments.

Schedule.

2.

The enactments specified in the first column of the schedule shall be amended to the extent set out in the second to this Ordinance column thereof.

Common­ wealth War Graves Com­ mission Cap.

356.

3.
356.

3.

( 1) Notwithstanding the change of name effected by virtue of the War Graves Ordinance alteration any rights to be done name, and the Commission powers and privileges.
rights, in the name of !be Commission or obligations or forborne to of the Commission �bich remains be done under or by virtue of its\ previous may exercise by its new name all' existing or anything 2 of the preceding shall not prejudice in section section, the or affect any enactment, strued as a reference (2)Any reference instrument to the Commission by of any kind or document by its new name.

to the Commission its previous name in shall be con­ SCHEDULE Section 2.

Enactment Amentlment 1.


Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, 13 Chapter 4.

Section 2. tation Ordinance, Interpre Chapter 5.

Section 37 (as amended by Ordinance No.

.

.. 16 of 1960) In subsection (1) the words "satis­ faction of the" shall be deleted.

3.

Criminal Ordinance, 21 Section Law (Offences) 10.

Chapter In subsection (5) after the words there shall be inserted "in force" words "or which may hereafter enacted".
the be For section sec­ tion shall be substituted 21 the following - according ·'21.

Where any per-son is con­ offence, not offence punish­ victed of an indictable being an indictable able with death, the Court may, in its discretion, to the cir­ cumstances for a punishment Ordinance, time being in force, a different (a)a fine; prescribed by this for the for the offence as follows or by any statute - punishment of the case, substitute A.D. 1961] MISCELLANEOUS ENACTMENTS (AMENDMENT) fNo.
29 3 (b)if it thinks proper, according the person in lieu of, any to the circumstances of the case, order that, in addition in the case of any mis­ to, or demeanour other punishment, shall enter into his convicted own recognisance, with or for keeping sureties, without the peace and being of g0od behaviour of entering sance, he be imprisoned, to the term (if any) addition to which he of imprisonment may be sentenced, for <1�y term not exceeding months."
and that in default in to the recogni­ six in 4.Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure) Chapter Ordinance, l5 After section - section shall be inserted 52 the following "Payment of amount due on \varrant o( commit­ ment.

is issued under 52A.
If any person whom an order 52 of this Ordi­ again&t is made for the pay­ ment of a sum of money and in respect of whom a warrant of com­ mitment section nance, pays or tenders to the police or other with constabl e charnecl of the the execution� warrant the sum of to be money adjudged paid by the order, to­ gether with all other and ex­ costs, charges or produces to penses, or other con­ the police stable a receipt clerk for them, the po­ lice or other constable shall cease to execute the warrant, amounts shall aforesaid be paid to the clerk."
and the of the No.

29] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1961 4 5.

(a)Evidence Chapter Ordinance, 43 25.

Section For subsection d - subsection shall be substitute (4) the following Analyst" the expres­ shall an wssistant "( 4) In this section sion "Government be construed analyst, not involving ment Bacteriologist gist."

to include a radiologis homicide t, and in cases the Govern­ and Patholo­ For the proviso - proviso shall be substituted the following "Provided that - (b)Evidence Chapter Ordinance, 25.
Section 71 (i)the judge shall determine whether understand competent to give that evidence; the witness is of ing the shall not be liable (ii)where the evidence of a by virtue child admitted is given by of this section the prosecution, accused to be convicted offence unless hS corroborated other material thereof support him."

of the the evidence by some evidence in implicating ( c)Evidence Chapter Ordinance, 90 25.
Section In the proviso to subsection (1) Guiana" the words "outside British shall be substituted ··beyond the seas".

for the words (d)Evidence Chapter Ordinance, 95 25.
Section subsection of this sec­ For subsection (4) the following shall be substituted - evidence Guiana, " ( 4 ) It shall be sufficient from British of absence within the meaning tion, to prove tbat the deponent was on board a vessel craft on its outward British port or place beyond British Gui­ t,eing ana, and that on inquiry before made for the deponent trial at h�s last or most usual place of abode or business he could not be found."
or an air­ from journey Guiana bound for some A.D. 1961] MISCELLANEOUS ENACTMENTS (AMENDMENT) [No.

29 5 6.

Old Age Pensions Ordi­ nance, Chapter 63.

Section 10 .. ing subsection For subsection in the preceding (2) the follow- shall be substituted­ "(2) The Governor in Council may direct that the time pre­ scribed in respect any specified of any specified class or, for good reason shown, in respect shalt be extended."
area, or in respect of persons of any specified person, subsection in of persons resident 7.

Chap­ Labour Ordinance, ter 103.

Section by Orclinance 1960).

39A (as amended No.

8 of 8. with Pay Ordi­ Holidays nance, Chapter l 08.

Section 7 In subsection (1), after the word there shall be inserted the "Crown'', words "scorecy concerning·'.

1 n paragraph ( d) for the figure "9" there shall be substituted figure "1 O".

the 9.Mental Hospital nance, Chapter 140.

10 ..


Section Ordi­ subsection upon the For subsection shall b� substituted (1) the following - of the ju­ in which any per­ to be of uns,\und "(l) The magistrate dicial di,strict son aJieged mind is or is residing, information given in Form No.
1 in the schedule to the magistrate on the oath of anv in­ nforesaid that such informant formant good cause to believe believe that such person 1s of 1m­ sound mind and a proper subject for confinement, venient son and in the same or in some other place may hold an inquiry as to the state of mind of such person.''

may in any con­ place examine such per­ and does has 10.Local Government Ordi­ nance, Chapter 150.

The following section 139 - serted after section shall be in­ No.
29j THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA tA.b.

1961 6 "Recovery interest.

139A.

The provi­ of sions of sections 120 to of 139 (both inclusi\'e) this Part shall apply to of any in­ the recovery terest pay­ that becomes able under 117 of ( 4)of section thils Ordinance as they apply to the recovery of rates."

subsection ll.

and Irrigation Drainage Ordinance, 192.


Section 68 Chapter In subsection (1) for the words by" lhere "authorised or required shall be substituted quired or considered to be necessary by the Board of".

for the purpose the words "re­ .12.

Rice Marketing Ordi­ nance, Chapter 249.

After section 23A the following section shall be inserted - "Receipts or acknow­ ledgments to be given on payment of milling fees.

23B.
23B.

(1) E v e r y shall give manufacturer to every rice farmer who pays any sum of money for or on account of milling or acknowledgment of such fees or portion fees so paid.

fees, a receipt f o r (2)E v e r y manufacturer who con­ travenes the provisions (1) of of subsection this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordi­ nance."

13.

River Navigation nance, Chapter 2?0.

13 ..


Section Ordi­ At the end the following proviso shall be inserted - "Provided that any regulation made under section Ordinance lights ing to Amerindians 7 of this for the carrying shall apply to boats belong­ when such of AD.

1961] MISCELLANEOUS ENACTMENTS (AMENDMENT) [No.

29 7 l4.

Motor Vehicles Insur­ boats are being used by them upon those portions of the Colony below the first falls."

of the rivers ance (Thi.rd Party Risks) Ordinance, 281.

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3 ..

Section Chapter After subsection ( 4), there shall subsec­ the following be inserted tion - "(5) A person who by virtue is disqualified of an order of a court under this from hold­ section a driver's ing or obtaining certi­ the ficate may appeal against order in the same manner as against and the a conviction, court may, if it thinks fit, not­ of withstanding (Ap­ the Summary Jurisdiction declare peals) Oxdinance, that the disqualification shall operate until the appeal is finally deter­ mined."
the provisions In the definition of 15.Customs Ordinance, 309.

Chapter 2 ..

Section "Officer" the word "and·' after and Excise" the words '·Customs shall be deleted and after the words "Police be inserted other person authorised by the Comptroller cer,".

the words "and any in writing Force," to be an offi- there shall ◄ 16.

(a) Patents and Designs Chapter Ordinance, 342.


Section 2 The following for the defi1ijtion be substituted - of the expression "examiner" definition tShall ' "examiner" means any skilled by the Regis­ person appointed trar for the purposes nance to whom the Registrar fers questions concernino patents·' "' of this Ordi­ re­ ' No.

29] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. l96l 8 (b)Patents and Design s Chapter Ordinance, 342.

Section 80 17.War Graves Ordinance, Chapter 356.


Section 2 .. be substitued subsecton The following shall for subsection (1)­ "(1) The Registrar may ap­ point any person as an exam­ iner."

• For the definition of the expres­ there sion "the Commission" shall be substituted definition - the following 18.Nonpareil Park (Lease ' "the Commission., means the Commonwealth War Graves Commission;' to the Indian Education Trust of British Ordinance No.
3 of ]960 Guiana) ln the schedule the figures "5915" shall be SUQ$tituted for the figures "5951".

• hundred Passed by the Legislative and sixty-one.

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this eighth day of June, nineteen Council t (Leg.

Bill No.

18/ 1961).

Ac,;n� the Leg;, ntw·e.

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