THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919.
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on and from the time of the performance of such acts and the said Officer Administering the Govern- ment and every such officer or person as aforesaid are hereby freed acquitted discharged and indemnified, as well against the King's Most Gracious Majesty his heirs and successors as against all and every person and per- sons whatever, from all legal proceedings of any kind whatever, whether civil or criminal, in respect of any such acts as aforesaid.
seize and
3. (1.) The Governor may, at any time when he Power to thinks fit, and in time of peace as well as in time of Governor to war, order the seizure and taking possession of any rice sell rice. within the limits of the Colony, and may sell such rice for consumption in the Colony.
(2.) The Governor shall, out of the public funds of Payment of the Colony, pay to every person whose rice shall be compensa-
tion. taken, by virtue of sub-section (1) of this section, such compensation as shall be agreed on between the Governor and such person, and, in default of agreement, such compensation as shall be awarded by a Board con- stituted as hereinafter mentioned, whose award shall be final.
tion.
(3.) For the purpose of determining the amount of Board to fix compensation payable for any rice taken under sub- compensa- section (1) of this section the Governor shall appoint a Board consisting of five persons, of whom one shall be a Judge or Stipendiary Magistrate, two shall be officers either in the Civil Government of the Colony or in His Majesty's naval or military service, and the other two shall be inhabitants of the Colony. All questions referred to the said Board shall, in case of a difference of opinion, be decided by the votes of the majority of the members. The Judge or Stipendiary Magistrate shall be the Chair- man of the Board.
(4.) The said Board, in fixing the price to be paid No addition for rice taken under sub-section (1) of this section, shall for compul- not make any addition on account of the purchase being sory pur compulsory.
chase.
(5.) Every person who refuses or neglects to obey or Prohibition comply with any order made under this section or does of non-com- anything whereby the execution of any such order is pliance with prevented or hindered, or with intent to prevent_or hinder the execution of any such order, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
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4. If any person by having obeyed any direction made. The effect of under Section 2 or by obeying any order made under a direction sub-section (1) of Section 3, has been dr shall be or order on vented from fulfilling any contract, such person shall prior con- not be deemed to have thereby committed a breach of contract, but such contract shall be deemed to have been or to be cancelled so far as its fulfilment has been or may be prevented by any such direction or order.
5. The total proceeds of all sales of rice for consump- Prohibition tion in the Colony shall not recoup to the Government of profit by more than the total cost of purchasing the same together with the expenses incidental to such purchase and sale.
Government on total pro-
ceeds of sales
of rice.
6. No person shall take or cause or permit to be Prohibition taken out of the Northern District of the New Territories against any rice hulled or unhulled or in any form whatsoever export of without the permission in writing of the District Officer. Northern
7. The Governor may from time to time and so often as occasion may require by Proclamation prescribe
(a) the price for which rice or any particular standard Government quality, as defined by section 8,
(b) the maximum price for which any particular quality of rice, other than a standard Govern- ment quality,
rice from
District.
Power to Governor to fix retail
price of rice and prohibi- tion of sale
except at such price.
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