THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1915.
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On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendinents and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION BILL--The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the law relating to importation and exportation.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:- The words "or for the carriage of goods" were inserted after the word "navigation" at the end of sub-section (b) of section 2.
The words "and such officer may impose any condition whatsoever on the granting of any permit or licence" were inserted after the word "licence" at the end of section 5. The following new sections, numbered 6 and 7, were inserted after section 5:----
of bond,
"6.(1.) Upon the failure of any condition of any bond required as a Forfeiture 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.
(2.) The recovery of any such sum shall not relieve any person from any other penalty to which he may be liable under this or any other Ordinance.
7.-(1.) Upon the breach of any condition of any permit or any licence issued under this Ordinance any deposit required as a condition on the granting of such permit or licence shall upon application to a magistrate be declared by him to be forfeited to the Crown.
(2.) The forfeiture of any such deposit shall not relieve any person from any other penalty to which he may be liable under this or any other Ordinance.”
Sections 6 to 12 were renumbered 8 to 14.
On the motion of Mr. POLLOCK the following amendments were agreed to :-
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Forfeiture of deposit.
The words
were inserted after the or of any Order-in-Council made thereunder word "Ordinance" in the last line of sub-section (a), in the fifth line of sub-section (e), and in the third line of sub-section (d); the words or by any Order-in-Council made there- under" were inserted after the word Ordinance" in the last of sub-section (3) of section 6 (renumbered 8); the words “ or any Order-in-Council made thereunder" were inserted after the word Ordinance' in the third line of section 7 (renumbered 9); and the words or against any Order-in-Council made thereunder" were inserted after the word "Ordinance in the second line of sub-section (1) and in the third line of sub-section (2) of section 10 (renumbered 12).
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On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with amendments and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
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