THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 19, 1915.
(3.) "Person", except so far as relates to the imposition of the penalty of imprisonment, includes a body corporate and a firm.
(4.) "Ship' has the same meaning as in the Mer-
chant Shipping Ordinance, 1899.
3. No goods wares or merchandise shall be exported No goods to from the Colony to any place included in the First Schedule be exported hereto without a permit from the Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
to certain places with- out a permit.
4. Such permit shall be in the form contained in the Form of Second Schedule hereto.
permit.
5. The Superintendent of Imports and Exports shall Issue of per- not issue any such permit until (a) there shall have been mit to be presented to him a declaration of ultimate destination with dependent on
presentation respect to such goods wares and merchandise and (b) the
of declara- person applying for such permit shall have answered to his satisfaction all enquiries with respect to the said goods wares and merchandise.
6. Such declaration of ultimate destination shall be made by a statutory declaration which shall be in the form contained in the Second Schedule hereto.
tion of ulti- mate des-
tination and on answering of cuquiries. Form of de- claration of
ultimate destination.
ration of
7. Such declaration of ultimate destination shall be l'erson by made by the actual exporter, or by some responsible repre- whom decla- sentative of the actual exporter, or in the case of a limited ultimate company by a director secretary manager or other respon- destination sible officer, having a personal and first-hand knowledge is to be of the enquiries made and of the facts stated in the made. declaration, and carrying agents as such shall not be regarded as competent to make any such declaration.
8. Subject to the provisions of section 5 of this Ordi- Issue of nance, the issue of any such permit shall be in the absolute permit to discretion of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports. tionary.
be discre-
nished.
9. The owners charterers and agents of every ship Manifests which leaves the waters of the Colony on any voyage shall to be fur- within such time as may be appointed by regulation made by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance, and in the absence of any such regulation within 48 hours after the time of sailing of such ship, furnish to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports a true and com- plete export manifest, signed by such owners charterers or agents, and containing such particulars as may be required by regulation made by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance.
10. If any cargo appear on any export manifest, signed by the owners charterers or agents of any ship and fur- nished before or after the time of sailing of such ship, it shail, as against any person who may be proceeded against under this or any other Ordinance for any offence what- soever relating to the said cargo or any part thereof, be presumed that such cargo was exported or was intended to be exported from the Colony on board such ship, accord- ing as such ship shall have actually left the waters of the Colony or not, unless such person shall prove affirmatively that the said cargo was not exported or was not intended to be exported from the Colony on board such ship, as the case may be.
11. The Governor-in-Council shall have power :-
Manifests to be evidence of exporta-
tion.
Powers of
Governor- in-Council.
(a.) To rescind or amend in any way whatsoever to amend ·
either of the schedules hereto :
schedules :
(b.) To exempt from the operation of this Ordi- to exempt
nance, or of any part thereof, any specified ships or ship or class of ship or any ship sailing on any specified voyage or class of voyages :
voyages:
(c.) To exempt from the operation of this Ordi- to exempt
nance, or of any part thereof, any specified classes of
goods.
class of goods wares on merchandise, or any goods exported in any specified manner:
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