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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1887.
8. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound to register their names and places of business at the Central Police Station, and shall take out a licence, for which an annual sum of ten dollars shall be charged; and all im- porters of, or dealers in arms not registering their names and taking out such licence shall be liable, on summary conviction thereof, to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding one month.
9. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound ou or before the Sixth of every month to furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police a statement of all arms imported or bought by them during the previous month.
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10. Any person making a false return of arms imported or bought, shall on conviction thereof before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprison- ment not exceeding ten days.
11. All importers of, and dealers in arms failing or refusing to make such return shall be deemed to be in possession 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 exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding one month.
12. Upon the trial 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council dur- ing the continuance of any Proclamation issued under the provisions 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.
16. 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 Section 15 of this Ordinance shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour,
17. The Governor in Council may from time to time make and when made, revoke, alter or add to all rules or rogulations necessary for carrying out this Ordinance.
18, The following Ordinances are hereby repealed
Ordinance 14 of 1845, Section 12. Ordinance 14 of 1870, Section 18. Ordinance 8 of 1879, Section 37 Sub-section 10.
Importers or dealers in arms to registor themselves.
All importers of or dealers in arms to furnish return every month.
Penalty for making false
return.
Penalty for refusing to make such returns.
Power of Magistrate
to issue war- rant to search for arms.
Magistrate may issue warrant for search of arms. [Ibid, de altered.
Arms found or carried to be forfeited.
Governor may establish central store for arms, &c.
Governor may order removal to central store of all arms.
Penalty for refusing to deliver up arms,
Power of Governor to make rules,
Repeals.
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