Section 7
of Statute Law Revision Enactment 1978
Section 7
The Native Court Ordinance is hereby amended –
(a)
in section 3 subsection (1) thereof –
(i)
by substituting the words “the State Secretary” for the words “a
Resident” appearing in line 2 and the words “the Resident” appearing in line 5 respectively; and
(ii)
by substituting the words “any division” for the words “his residency”
appearing in line 3;
(b)
in section 3 subsection (2) thereof, by substituting the words “any Native
Court has been established” for the words “any Resident has established any Native Court” appearing in line 1;
(c)
by deleting section 3 subsection (3);
(d)
in section 4 subsection (1) thereof –
(i)
by substituting the words “State Secretary” for the word “Resident”
appearing in line 4 and line 6 respectively;
(ii)
by substituting a full stop for the colon appearing at the end of the first proviso; and
(iii)
by deleting the further proviso.
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(e)
in section 9 subsection (2) thereof, by substituting the words “Native Court of
Appeal” for the word “Resident” appearing in line 3;
(f)
in section 10A subsection (1) thereof, by substituting the words “and two
Native Chiefs” for the words “the Resident of the residency in which the original proceedings took place and one Native Chief” appearing in line 5 to line 6;
(g)
in section 10A subsection (2) paragraph (b) thereof, by substituting the words “Native Court of Appeal” for the word “Resident” appearing in line 1;
and
(h)
in section 15 thereof, by substituting the words “State Secretary” for the word
“Resident” appearing in line 3 and line 4 respectively.
Amendment of Cap.132.