28th September, 1936 386.—(1) A n y person who :— Cruelty to animals. ( a ) cruelly beats, overloads, tortures or otherwise ill-treats any tame or domestic animal or any w i l d animal which has been deprived of its liberty, or causes, or being the owner permits, any animal to be so used; (6) wilfully works any animal which by reason of age, sickness, wounds or infirmities is not i n a fit state to work, or causes, or being the owner, permits any animal to be so w o r k e d ; (c) confines, ties up, carries or conveys any animal i n such a way as to cause it unnecessary suffering or, being the owner, permits any unnecessary suffering to be caused; is guilty of a contravention and is liable for the first offence to imprisonment for one week or a fine of five pounds and for a second or subsequent offence is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one month of to a fine of twenty pounds or to both such penalties. (2) A n y animal in respect of which any offence is committed under this section may be seized and detained by a police officer or any authorised person and taken to an authorised veterinary hospital. It shall be lawful for the person i n charge of such hospital to detain the animal until it is fit for work, or upon a certificate of a veterinary officer or licensed veterinary surgeon to destroy it. The cost of feeding and treating the animal so detained shall be recoverable from the owner thereof and i n default of payment the animal may be sold by order of the court. W h e r e an animal is destroyed upon a certificate of a veterinary officer or surgeon no compensation shall be payable. (3) I n this section "authorised" means authorised by the H i g h Commissioner. Disclosure of secret information by professional man. 387. A n y person who has been entrusted by reason of his profession or occupation w i t h secret information (not being an . ' . official secret within the meaning of the Official Secrets Ordinance, 1932), and discloses such information, save when he is required by law so to do, is guilty of a contravention and is liable to i m prisonment for one week or to a fine of five pounds. 1 1 & RESTITUTION Order with respect to property in possession of police. OF P R O P E R T Y . 388.—(1) Where any property has come into the possession of the police i n connection with any criminal charge, any court or a Judge thereof may, on application, either by a police officer or by a claimant of the property, make an order for the delivery of the property to the person appearing to the court or Judge to be the owner thereof, or, if the owner cannot be ascertained, make such order with respect to the property as to the court or Judge may seem meet. (2) A n order under this section shall not affect the right of any person to take within six months from the date of the order legal proceedings against any person i n possession of property delivered by virtue of the order for the recovery of the property, but on the expiration of those six months the right shall cease.