Labelling of arms and
ammunition
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19. No person shall move or cause to be moved within the Colony or the waters thereof any arins or ammunition for removal. exceeding altogether twenty-five dollars in value, unless they are inclosed in secure wooden boxes and distinctly marked or labelled with the words "arms" or "ammunition', as the case may be, in English and Chinese: Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to arms or ammunition--
Prohibition of manu- facture, &c.,
of weapons C'scharging noxious
(a) belonging to or for the use of His Majesty's forces. or belonging to the Colonial Government; or
(b) which are the private property of and for the personal use of a person who has either taken out a licence under section 3 or is an exempted person; or
(c) which are being landed direct from the vessel in which they were imported to premises registered under this Ordinance:
Provided also that this prohibition shall not apply to ammunition which has been imported and is in course of transhipment to the Government Gunpowder Depôt, or is being exported direct from such Depôt under a delivery order issued by the Ilarbour Master.
20. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other section of this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any person without the authority of the Admiralty or the Army Council or the Air Council or the Governot to manufacture, sell, purchase, carry, or have in his possession, any weapon, 10&11 Geo. 5, of whatever description, designed for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas, or other thing, or any ammunition containing or designed or adapted to contain any such noxious thing.
liquids, &c.
c. 43, s. 6.
Power to police to open box.
Issue of search warrant in certain
cases
Power to search for arms or
ammunition
on vessel
about to leave the Colony.
(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of this section, he shall be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 29.
21. It shall be lawful for any officer of police who has a general written authority from the Inspector General of Police for that purpose to open and search any box or package containing or suspected to contain arms or ammunition.
22. Whenever it appears to a magistrate, upon the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause to suspect that any arms or ammunition are in any building, vessel (not being a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), or place, in contravention of this Ordinance, such magistrate inay by warrant directed to any officer of police, empower him with such assistants as may be necessary, by day or by night,-
(1) to enter, and, if necessary, to break into such building, vessel, or place, and to search for and take possession of any arms and ammunition which may be found there, and to carry the same before a magistrate; and
(2) to arrest any person who may appear to have such arms or ammunition in his possession, custody, or control.
23.--(1) Whenever any vessel (not being a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), whether under way or not, is about to leave the waters of the Colony, it shall be lawful for the master or officer in charge thereof for the time being, without any warrant for the purpose, to search or cause to be searched all passengers (not being exempted