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880 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 18, 1931.

HONG KONG.

No. 37 OF 1931.

I assent.

W. PEEL,

L.S.

Governor.

Short title.

Addition of new section 3A to Ordinance No. 9 of 1927.

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 9 of 1927, s. 4.

18th December, 1931.

An Ordinance to amend the Public Revenue

Protection Ordinance, 1927.

[18th December, 1931.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Revenue Protection Amendment Ordinance, 1931.

2. The following new section is added after section 3 of the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927 :---

Restriction of 3A. The Governor may at any time by delivery of

order authorise the Superintendent of Im- dutiable goods.

ports and Exports, during any period 5 & 6 Geo. 5, named in the order not exceeding four c. 89, s. 15. months, to refuse to allow the delivery of dutiable goods or commodities for local use from ship side or warehouse on payment of duty in any cases where deliveries are demanded of amounts exceeding the deli- veries which appear to the Superintendent to be reasonable deliveries in the circum- stances.

3. Section 4 of the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance, 1927, is amended by the insertion of the words " or order

after the word "resolution" in sub-

section (2) (b).

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 17th day of December, 1931.

R. A. C. NORTH,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

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