DANGEROUS GOODS.
No. 1 of 1873.
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shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, and also to forfeit all the dangerous goods which are found in his possession or under his control.
notice of
13.-(1) No person shall deliver any dangerous goods 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, or, 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.
(2) Every person who commits a breach of this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 years.
[29 & 30 Vict.
14. Provided always as follows:-
(1) any person convicted of a breach of the last section shall not be liable to a fine of more than 1,000 dollars or to imprisonment, if he shows, to the satisfaction of the Court before whom he is convicted, that he did not know the nature of the goods to which the information or indictment relates; and
(2) any person accused of having committed a breach of the last section shall not be liable to be convicted thereof if he shows, to the satisfaction of the Court before whom he is tried, that he did not know the nature of the goods to which the information or indictment relates, and that he could not, with reasonable diligence, have obtained such knowledge.
Provision for absence of knowledge of nature of goods.
[ib. s. 4.]
15. Where goods are delivered, sent, carried, or deposited in contravention of section 13, they shall be forfeited, and shall be disposed of in such manner as the Governor directs, whether any person is liable to be convicted of a breach of the said section or not.
[ib. s. 5.]
16.-(1) The provisions of sections 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15 shall not apply to either of the following classes of dangerous goods:-
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 62 of 1911.
† As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
‡ As amended by No. 63 of 1911.
§ As amended by No. 19 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
from regulations.