THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH MARCH, 1887.
4. The Governor in Council may from time to time at discretion grant licences to carry arms subject to such conditions to be specified in the licence as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and may from time to time at discretion revoke any such licence.
Provided that this section shall not prevent the owner of any trading or fishing junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under section 38 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 from having without licence on board of his junk such arms as are reasonably necessary for the protection of such junk on the high seas.
5. Any person carrying or reasonably suspected of carrying any arms in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by any Police Officer, and conveyed as soon as reasonably can be, before a Magistrate in order to his being dealt with according to law.
6. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound to register their names and places of business at the Registrar General's Office, and shall take out a licence, for which au annual sum of five 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 monthı,
7. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound on or before the Sixth day of every month to furnish to the Registrar General a statement showing the number and description of arms remaining in their possession on the last day of the preceding month.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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 persous 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 warraut.
Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordinance, may be forthwith scized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.
12. 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.
13. 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,
Governor may grant livenes to carry arma. [Ordinance 27 of 1884, sec. 3.)
Proviso.
Police may arrest without warrant any person carry- ing arms. [Ordinance 22 of 1884, sec. 4.]
Importers or dealers in arms to register themselves.
All importers of or dealers in arms to furnish return every month.
Penalty for making false return.
Penalty for refusing to nake such returns.
Power of Magistrate
to issue war- rant to search for armis.
Magistrate may issue warrant for scarch of arms.
[lbid, sec. 5 altered.]
Arms found or carried to be forfeited.
Governor may establish central store for arms, &c.
Governor may order removať to central store of all
arms.
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