Possession of unauthorized badges.

Wrongful

exercise of authority.

Unauthorized bodies.

Penalty.

Incorpora- tion.

583

(b) any badge, token or emblem containing the word "Scout" or the characters "I".

5. No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession :

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(a) any device which so closely resembles any badge, token or emblem specifically adopted by the Boy Scouts Association for use by boy scouts as to lead to the belief that the device in question is such badge, token or emblem, or

(b) any badge, token or emblem containing any words or characters so closely resembl- ing any words or characters ordinarily used to describe any boy scout as to be calculated to deceive or mislead.

6. No boy scout shail, by virtue of his wearing, carrying or bearing any badge, token or emblem of the Boy Scouts Association or otherwise, attempt to enforce or exercise authority otherwise than in accor- dance with the rules of the Boy Scouts Association.

7.-(1) No person shall form, or work in connexion with, or be a member of, any organization which without authority from the Boy Scouts Association claims or purports to he "Boy Scouts",

or any organization, other than the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch, which uses the title of "Boy Scouts" or the equivalent Chinese title therefor, that is to say the Chinese characters "I", or any title in any language, with or without additional words or characters, which so closely resembles either of the two said titles as to be calculated to deceive or mislead, or any organization which, by the use of any such title or otherwise, without due authority purports or claims to be connected with the Boy Scouts Association or with the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch.

(2) No person shall, without the consent of the Governor in Council, form, or work in connexion with, or be a member of, any organization other than the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch, which carries on or is intended to carry on any work of a similar nature to that carried on by the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch.

8. Every person who contravenes any of the pro- visions of this Ordinance shall upon summary convic- tion be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

9.—(1) The President for the time being and the Commissioner for the time being and the Honorary Treasurer for the time being of the Boy Scouts Asso- ciation, Hong Kong Branch, shall be a body corporate, hereinafter call the corporation, and shall have the name of the "Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch", and in that name shall have perpetual suc- cession, and shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in the Colony and shall and may have and use a common seal.

(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, the Honor- able Mr. Robert Hormus Kotewall, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Doctor of Laws, shall be the first President, the Reverend George Turner Waldegrave shall be the first Commissioner,.and Charles Henry Blason shall be the first Houorary Treasurer, of the Boy Scouts Asso- ciation, Hong Kong Branch.

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