THE HONGKONG governmENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1889.
10. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound on or before the sixth day of February, May, August and November in each year to furnish to the Captain Superin- tendent of Police a statement shewing the number and des- cription of arms remaining in their possession on the last day of the preceding months.
11. Any person making a false return of arms under this Ordinance, shall on conviction thereof before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprison- ment not exceeding ten days.
12. All importers of,. and dealers in arms failing or re- fusing to make such return shall be deemed to be in pos- session of all arms found in their house, store or godown contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceed- ing one hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding one month.
13. Upon the hearing of any information for furnishing such false return the Magistrate may if he thinks fit, issue a warrant to search any house, store or place where such arms are alleged to be kept or stored, and any Police Officer to whom the said warrant is directed may with or without 'assistance and using force if necessary enter any house, store or place in the said warrant mentioned and search for such arms.
14. A Magistrate may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant to search in any houses, buildings, ships, vessels or places for any arms suspected to be therein in contravention of this Ordinance..
The person so named in such warrant with such consta- bles and other persons as he calls to his assistance, may at any time enter into any house, building, ship, vessel or place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or is not obtained within a reasonable time after it is first demanded, such persons may enter by force in order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall before executing the same if so desired pro- duce the said warrant.
Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordinance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.
15. The Governor may establish a central store or ma- gazine for the safe keeping and storing of all arms and ammunitions, and shall give notice in the Government Gazette of such selection and of the situation of the said store or magazine.
16. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council during the continuance of any Proclamation issued under the pro- visions of The Peace Preservation Ordinance of 1886, to order the removal to the said central store of all arms in the possession of any importers or dealers in arms, or of such arms only as in the opinion of the said Governor in Council are not in safe keeping or custody. All orders made under this section shall forthwith be published in the Government Gazette.
17. Any person refusing after the publication of such order to deliver up any arms, the removal of which to the said central store shall have been ordered by the last pre- ceding section, shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to im- prisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.
18. The Governor in Council may from time to time make and when made, revoke, alter or add to all rules or regulations necessary for carrying out this Ordinance, and such rules and regulations shall have the force of law when published in the Gazette.
All importers
of or dealers
in arms to furnish return quarterly.
Penalty for making false return.
Penalty for refusing to make such returas.
Power of Magistrate to issue warrant to search for arms.
Magistrate may issue warrant for search of arma [Ibid. sec. 5 altered.]
Arms found or carried to be forfeited.
Governor may establish ceutral store for arms, &c.
Governor may order removal to central store of all arins.
Penalty for refusing to deliver up
arms.
Power of Governor to make rules.
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