1822 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25тH NOVEMBER, 1899.
Power to refuse, and cancel, licence.
Importer, &c.
not to store except in registered
places. (New.)
furnish quarterly
It shall, however, be lawful for the Captain Superinton-- dent of Police, for any cause which he may think fit, to refuse to grant a licence to import or deal in or sell arms and am- munition or arms only or ammunition only to any appli cant for a licence, and it shall also be lawful for the Captain Superintendent of Police to cancel any arms or ammunition licence for any cause which he may think fit, and, after any such cancellation, it shall not be lawful, unless such cancella- tion is reversed, for the person named in such licence to import or deal in or sell arms or ammunition: Provided, never- theless, that an appeal shall lie, in respect of any such refusal or cancellation by the Captain Superintendent of Police, to the Governor-in-Council who shall have power to confirm or reverse such refusal or cancellation: Provided also that, in the event of such cancellation, the holder of the cancelled licence may receive back from the Government, if the Governor-in-Conneil thinks fit, a proportionate part of the licence fee in respect of the unexpired portion of the term of such licence.
12. No arms or ammunition shall be kept or stored by importers of or dealers in or vendors of arms or ammuui- tion in any place or places other than in the place or places registered by him for that purpose.
Importers of 13. Every importer of or dealer in or vendor of arms or or dealers in ammunition shall keep a book, to be called the Stock-book, arms, etc. to in which the particulars of all the stocks of arms and ammuni- tion in his possession shall be entered and shall on or before the sixth day of February, May, August, and November in (Ibid, s. 11.) each year furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police a true return showing exactly the quantity and description of arms and ammunition remaining in his possession at the close of the last day of the preceding month.
returns.
of arms or ammunition.
(Ibid. s. 15 modified.)
Register to 14. Every importer of, dealer in, or vendor of arms or be kept by ammunition shall keep a book of sales in which he shall importer, &c. keep an account of all arms or ammunition sold or other- wise disposed of by him, together with a record of the name, occupation, and address given by every purchaser of arms or ammunition, the particulars of the arms or ammu- nition sold, the date of the sale, and the number and date of the licence presented in cases when such arms or ammu- nition are sold for use within the Colony, or, when such arms or ammunition are sold for export from the Colony, the date of the export permit granted by the Captain Super- intendent of Police and the name of the vessel by which such purchaser states that he intends to export such arms er ammunition, and the port of destination of such arms or ammunition which is specified by such purchaser.
Importer, &c.
of arms or ammunition
to produce register to Police it requested. (New.)
Power of
15. Every importer of, dealer in, or vendor of arms or ammunition shall be bound, whensoever thereunto required by the Captain Superintendent of Police or any Inspector of Police, or by any other member of the Police Force bearing a written order in that behalf from the said Captain Superintendent, to produce the stock book and the book of sales which he is required to keep under sections 13 and 14 of this Ordinance, for the inspection of the party so requir- ing him for the purpose of comparing and balancing the same or for any other purpose.
16. Whenever it shall appear to a Magistrate, upon the Magistrate to oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause to suspect issue search that any person has either furnished a false or incorrect
warrant in certain
cases,
return of arms or ammunition or has failed or refused to and punish make a returu, or has either not kept the books which ment for
he is required to keep under sections 13 and 14 of this certain
Ordinance or else has kept such books in a false or incorrect offences.
manner, the Magistrate may, if he thinks fit, issue a warrant to arrest such person and to search any building, vessel (not being a ship of war or ship having the status of a ship of war), or place where the arms or ammunition are alleged to be kept or stored, and any Police Officer to whom the said warrant is directed may, with or without assistants, and using force (if necessary), enter any building, vessel, or place in the said warraut mentioned and may search for and make an inventory of all arms and amuuuition found therein, and may arrest the person named in such warrant and also any other person who appears to have committel an offence against this Ordinance and may cause such person or per- sons and such arms and ammunition to be conveyed before a Magistrate.
Any person convicted of failing or refusing to make a return of arms or ammunition shall be liable to the punish-