1977 Ed.]
Marine Stores Protection
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11. (1) Every person conveying or having in his possession or keeping any manner of marine stores who does not give an account to the satisfaction of the magistrate as to how he came by the same shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended, 5 of 1924, Schedule and 22 of 1950, Schedule)
(2) For the purposes of this section, marine stores shall be deemed to be in the possession or keeping of any person if he knowingly has them in the actual possession of himself or of any other person on any wharf or in any launch or in any junk, lighter, cargo boat or sampan, or open boat of any description, or in any street, house, building, lodging, apartment, field or place, open or enclosed, whether occupied by himself or not, and whether the said stores are so possessed or kept either for his own use or benefit or for the use or benefit of another person.
12. It shall not be lawful for any person to gather or search for stores in the waters of the Colony, or to creep, sweep, or dredge in such waters, without permission in writing from the Director of Marine, or from some person authorized by the Director of Marine in that behalf (proof of which permission shall lie on the party accused).
(Replaced, 37 of 1950, Schedule)
13. Any person who acts in contravention of any of the provisions contained in sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 or to imprisonment for 3 months.
(Amended, 22 of 1950, Schedule; 1 of 1970, s. 4 and 8 of 1977, s. 2)
14. Any person to whom any marine stores are offered to be sold, pawned or delivered, if he has reasonable cause to suspect that any offence under this Ordinance has been committed on or with respect to such property, is hereby authorized and, if in his power, is required to apprehend and forthwith to take before a magistrate the person offering the same, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law.
15. Any police officer may stop, search and detain any launch, junk, lighter, cargo boat or sampan or open boat of any description in or on which there is reason to suspect that any marine stores stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, or any person reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner any marine stores stolen or unlawfully obtained.
(Amended, 37 of 1950, Schedule)
Penalty on
person found in possession of marine stores and not accounting for them.
(cf. 1875, c. 25, s. 10.)
Unauthorized
person not to dredge.
Penalties.
Power to apprehend suspected offenders.
Power to stop and search boats, persons,
etc.
1875, c. 25, s. 6.
16. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations
Regulations.
providing for-
(a) the conditions upon which licences of dealers in marine
stores shall be held; (Amended, 8 of 1977, s. 2)
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