ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1875.
Naval Stores.
No. 9 of 1875.
An Ordinance for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Title.
Naval Stores.
[13th July, 1875.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Naval Stores Ordinance, (Hongkong) 1875."
2. In this Ordinance:
The term "The Admiralty" means the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, and shall be deemed to include the officer in command of Her Majesty's naval forces in the Colony.
The term "Dealer in Marine Stores" means a person dealing in buying and selling anchors, cables, sails, or old junk, old iron, or marine stores of any description.
The term "Dealer in Old Metals" shall mean any person dealing in buying and selling old metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or partly manufactured metal goods, or defaced or old metal goods, and whether such person deals in such articles only, or together with second-hand goods or marine stores; and the term "Old Metal" shall mean the said articles.
The term "In Her Majesty's Service," when applied to persons, applies also to persons in the employment of the Admiralty.
The term "Stores" includes all goods and chattels and any single store or article.
3. No person shall, after the commencement of this Ordinance, use or exercise the trade or business of a dealer in marine stores, or a dealer in old metals, unless he be the holder of a licence for that purpose.
4. Every such licence shall be granted by and held at the discretion of the Governor on such conditions as to fees and subject to such regulations as shall, from time to time, be prescribed by the Governor in Council.
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Preamble.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
"The Admiralty."
"Dealer in Marine Stores."
"Dealer in Old Metals."
"In Her Majesty's Service."
"Stores."
Licence to carry on the trade of a dealer in marine stores or old metal necessary.
Licences to be granted by the Governor subject, &c.