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Dangerous goods to be
marked and notice given of their character.
69, s. 3.]
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1873.
Dangerous Goods.
Any person who, by himself or by any one in his employ or acting by his direction, or with his consent, refuses or fails to admit into any place occupied by or under the control of such person, any person demanding to enter in pursuance of this section, or in any way obstructs or prevents any such person in or from making any such search, examination, or seizure as authorized by this section, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to forfeit all such dangerous goods to which this Ordinance applies, which are found in his possession or under his control.
14. No person shall deliver any dangerous goods to which this Ordinance applies to any warehouse owner or carrier, or send or carry, or cause to be sent or carried any such goods to or from any part of the Colony, or deposit such goods in or on any warehouse, wharf, or quay, unless the true name or description of such goods, with the addition of the word "Dangerous," in English and Chinese, is distinctly written, printed, or marked on the outside of the package, nor in the case of delivery to or deposit with any warehouse owner or carrier, without also giving notice in writing to him of the name or description of such goods, and of their being dangerous. And any person who commits a breach of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two thousand dollars, or at the discretion of the Court to imprisonment with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding two years.
Provision for case of absence of knowledge of nature of goods.
[29 & 30 Vic., 69, s. 4.]
15. Provided always as follows:----
(1.) Any person convicted of a breach of the last foregoing section shall not be liable to imprisonment, or to a penalty of more than one thousand dollars, if he shows to the satisfaction of the Court and jury before whom he is convicted that he did not know the nature of the goods to which the information relates;
(2.) Any person accused of having committed a breach of the said section shall not be liable to be convicted thereof if he shows to the satisfaction of the Court and jury before whom he is tried that he did not know the nature of the goods to which the information relates, and that he could not, with reasonable diligence, have obtained such knowledge.