THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 16, 1917.
instrument made under the power shall not, unless the contrary intention appears in the Ordinance, or the con- trary is necessary for bringing the Ordinance into operation, come into operation until the Ordinance comes into operation.
3. The definitions of "Revenue officer" and "Excise Amendment officer" in section 39 of the Principal Ordinance are repealed.
of Ordinance No. 31 of 1911, s. 39,
B: "Revenue
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 15th officer"; day of March, 1917.
"Excise officer
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 16th
day of March, 1917.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG.
No. 4 of 1917.
LS
I assent to this Ordinance.
F. H. MAY, Governor.
16th March, 1917.
An Ordinance to make such provisions as are necessary to enable the Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty to come into force as regards the Colony of Hongkong.
[16th March, 1917.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,
as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Anglo-Portu- Short title. guese Commercial Treaty Ordinance, 1917.
2. The description "port" or
madeira" applied to Meaning of any wine or other liquor, other than wine the produce "port" and of Portugal and the island of Madeira respectively, shall madeira " be deemed to be a false trade description within the as applied meaning of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance, 1890, and that Ordinance shall have effect accordingly :
to wine.
5 Geo. 5, c. 1, s. 1.
Provided that it shall be a good defence to any pro- Ordinance ceedings under that Ordinance in respect of such a des- No. 4 of cription as aforesaid if it is proved-
1890.
(a) that the wine or other liquor to which the description is applied is intended solely for exportation from the Colony; or
(6) in the case of any wine or other liquor sold or exposed for or kept in possession for sale within twelve months after the passing of this Ordinance, that the description applied thereto was lawfully so applied before the passing of this Ordinance.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 15th day of March, 1917.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils,
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 16th
day of March, 1917.
CLACD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
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