28th September, 1936 T H E PALESTINE GAZETTE 973 NOTICE The following D R A F T O R D I N A N C E i s made p u b l i c p r i o r t o enactment accordance w i t h A r t i c l e 1 7 ( 1 ) ( d ) of t h e P a l e s t i n e Order-in-Council, 1922, amended by A r t i c l e 3 of t h e P a l e s t i n e ( A m e n d m e n t ) O r d e r - i n - C o u n c i l , 1 9 2 3 . A. L. KIRKBRIDE C l e r k to the Advisory 24th September, 1936. i n as Council. . (J/64/31) DRAFT (The following Bill is republished in the place of the Bill which was published in the Gazette of the AN 6th June, No. 367 1933). O R D I N A N C E TO P R O V I D E A G E N E R A L P E N A L C O D E F O R P A L E S T I N E . B E I T E N A C T E D by the H i g h Commissioner for Palestine, with the advice of the Advisory Council thereof :— P A R T I. GENERAL PROVISIONS. C H A P T E R I. PRELIMINARY. 1. T h i s Ordinance may be cited as the Criminal Code Ordinance, 1936, and hereinafter is referred to as "this C o d e " . Short title. 2. P r o m and after the commencement of this Code, the Ottoman P e n a l Code shall cease to be i n force i n Palestine. A n y reference to any provision i n the Ottoman P e n a l Code i n any Ordinance i n force at the time of such commencement shall, so far as is consistent with its context, be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding provision i n this Code. Operation of Code in lieu of the Ottoman Penal Code. 3. N o t h i n g i n this Code shall affect:— ( a ) the liability, trial or punishment of a person for an offence against any law i n force i n Palestine other than this Code ; or (6) the liability of •a offence under the Palestine relating to respect of acts done courts; or person to be tried or punished for an provisions of any law i n force i n the jurisdiction of the Palestine courts i n beyond the ordinary jurisdiction of such ( c ) the power of any court to punish a person for contempt of such court ; or ( d ) the liability or trial of a person, or the punishment of a person under any sentence passed or to be passed i n respect of any act done or commenced before the commencement of this Code ; or (e) any power of the H i g h Commissioner to grant a pardon or to remit or commute i n whole or i n part or to respite the execution of any sentence passed or to be passed ; or (/) any of the statutes, ordinances, regulations, or articles for the time being i n force for the government of H i s Majesty's M i l i t a r y Forces, or the Police Forces of Palestine. Saving of certain matters