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Public Revenue Protection.
[CAP. 120
CHAPTER 120.
PUBLIC REVENUE PROTECTION.
To protect the revenue of the Colony.
[30th June, 1927.]
Originally 9 of 1927. Fraser
9 of 1927.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Revenue Protection Ordinance.
Short title.
2.
may make legislation effective upon introduction.
If the Governor approves of the introduction into the Legislative Council of a bill or resolution whereby any revenue duty, tax, fee, rate or other item of revenue would be imposed or altered if such bill or resolution were to become law, it shall be lawful for the Governor to make an order giving the full force and effect of law to all the provisions of such bill or resolution so long as such order remains in force.
of certain references.
3. If any such order is made, references in the bill or resolution in respect of which the order is made to the commencement or coming into operation of such bill or resolution shall, so long as such order remains in force, be construed as references to the time of coming into force of such order.
4. The Governor may at any time by order authorize the Director of Commerce and Industry, during any period named in the order not exceeding four months, to refuse to allow the delivery of dutiable goods or commodities for local use from ship side or warehouse on payment of duty in any cases where deliveries are demanded of amounts exceeding the deliveries which appear to the Director to be reasonable deliveries in the circumstances.
5. (1) Every order made under this Ordinance shall come into force immediately upon the signing thereof by the Governor unless some other time be specified in the order for the coming into force thereof, in which case the order shall come into force at the time so specified.
(2) Every such order shall expire and cease to be in force-
(a) upon the notification in the Gazette of the rejection by the Legislative Council of the bill or resolution in respect of which the order was made, or
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Restriction of dutiable 5 & 6 Geo. 5,
of delivery goods.
c. 89, s. 15.
coming into duration of force and order,