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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17, 1915.
Powers of the Governor- in-Council
with regard to exporta-
tion.
Issue of
permit or licence to be dis- cretionary.
Forfeiture of bond.
(b.) To prohibit the importation of any article from
a particular person or class of persons ; (e.) To prohibit the importation of any article except under an import permit or import licence and to provide for the issuing of such permits and licences;
(d) To prescribe any conditions to be observed, before or after the issue of an import permit, or import licence, by any persons interested in any way whatsoever in the articles to which such permit or licence or the application there- for may relate, or who may be interested in any way whatsoever in the carriage of such articles or in the documents relating to such articles; (e.) To impose upon the owners, charterers, agents and masters of ships such obligations with regard to manifests and bills of lading and otherwise as the Governor-in-Council may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying this Ordinance into effect and for the purpose of securing compliance generally with its pro- visions ;
(f) To prescribe any other restrictions whatsoever
on the importation of any article ;
(9.) To prescribe any other conditions whatsoever to be observed in connection with the importa- tion of any article.
4. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to exercise all or any of the following powers :—
(a.) To prohibit the exportation of any article, either generally or to a particular country or place;
(b.) To prohibit the exportation of any article to any country or place unless consigned to such person or persons as may be authorised by or under the Order-in-Council to receive such article ;
(c.) To prohibit the exportation of any article except under an export permit or export licence and to provide for the issuing of such permits aud licences;
(d.) To prescribe any conditions to be observed, before or after the issue of an export permit, or export licence, by any persons interested in any way whatsoever in the articles to which such permit or licence or the application there- for may relate, or who may be interested in any way whatsoever in the carriage of such articles or in the documents relating to such articles ; (e.) To impose upon the owners, charterers, agents and masters of ships such obligations with regard to manifests and bills of lading and otherwise as the Governor-in-Council may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying this Ordinance into effect and for the purpose of securing compliance generally with its provi- sions;
(ƒ) To prescribe any other restrictions whatsoever
on the exportation of any article :
(g.) To prescribe any other conditions whatsoever to be observed in connection with the exporta- tion of any article.
5. The granting or refusal of any permit or licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the officer entrusted with the duty of issuing such permit or licence and such officer may impose any condition whatsoever on the granting of any permit or licence.
6.-(1.) Upon the failure of any condition of any bond required as a condition on the granting of any permit or any licence issued under this Ordinance the sum secured by the bond shall be deemed to be a debt due to the Crown and may be recovered in the same manner as Crown rents are recovered upon a certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Colonial Treasurer.
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