Amendment of penalty. 92. Where an act or omission constitutes an offence and the penalty for such offence is varied between the time of the commission of such offence and the conviction therefor, the offender shall be liable to the penalty prescribed at the time of the commission of the offence.
Disposal of fines and penalties. 93. Any fine or penalty imposed by or under the authority of any Ordinance shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony:
Provided that the Governor may direct the payment to any aggrieved person, or to any person whose information or evidence has led to the conviction of the offender or to the recovery of the fine or penalty, of such proportion of the fine or penalty as he may think fit.
Disposal of forfeits. 94. (1) Where under any Ordinance any movable property is adjudged by any court or other authority to be forfeited, it shall be forfeited to the Crown, and the net proceeds thereof, if it is ordered by a competent authority to be sold, shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony.
(2) Nothing in this section shall affect any provision in any Ordinance whereby any portion of any forfeit or of the proceeds of any forfeit is expressed to be recoverable by any person or may be granted by any authority to any person.
Award of compensation. 95. (1) The Legislative Council may by resolution award compensation, by way of either a single payment or periodical payments, from the general revenue of the Colony to any person injured in the execution of a moral or legal duty to assist in the prevention of or resistance to crime or any offence, or to the dependants of a person so injuried who dies as a result of such injury.
(2) Any award made under this section may be made subject to such conditions as may be specified in such resolution and may at any time be varied or revoked by the Legislative Council by resolution.
(3) No award made under this section shall be assignable or transferable or liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim whatsoever other than a debt due to the Government.
Reduction, etc. of fees and charges. 96. Any fee or charge made payable by or under any Ordinance to the Crown or the Government or to any public body or public officer, not being a fee or charge which is regulated by rules of court—
- (a) may be reduced or varied by order of the Governor:
- Provided that no variation thereof shall cause such fee or charge to exceed the original figure;
- (b) may be remitted or refunded, in whole or in part, in any particular case and on any special ground by the Governor;
- (c) subject as aforesaid shall be paid into or from the general revenue of the Colony.
