Felon Law of England Adoption Act 1854 No 7a (NSW)

No. VII.

An Act to amend the Law respecting Felons and

other Offenders. [29th July, 1854.]

dom can be applied to felons and other offenders convicted and sentenced WH E R E A S doubts have arisen as to whe ther the laws felons and o the r offenders t r anspor ted from t h e U n i t e d K i n g ­

respect ing

in th i s Colony or who m a y have obta ined a pa r t i a l remission of such

sentences and it is expedient t ha t such doubts should be removed Be it therefore enacted by H i s Excel lency t h e Governor of N e w South W a l e s w i th the advice and consent of t h e Legislat ive Council thereof :—

1. T h a t all laws ordinances ru les and regula t ions now in force respect ing felons a n d other offenders t ranspor ted from t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m shall be appl ied to all felons or other offenders who have been or shall be convicted and sentenced in t h e said Colony.
2. T h a t as often as any felon or o ther offender convicted in t he said Colony shall escape from lawful cus tody or abscond from the dis t r ic t or other place to which unde r regula t ions or condit ions in t ha t behalf made he shall be res t r ic ted a l t hough a t t he t ime of his appre­

hens ion or t r ia l for such offence t he original t e r m of sentence m a y

have expired such felon or o ther offender m a y no twi ths t and ing be a t any t ime apprehended t r ied and convicted of such escape or absconding and shall be liable to be dealt wi th in all respects as persons escaping or absconding du r ing any subsis t ing sentence are or m a y be liable to .

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