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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 260.
The subjoined amended Quarantine Regulations are published for general information.
By Comunand,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th June, 1885.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
ORDINANCE No. 9 or 1883.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879, Amendment Ordinance, 1883.
[20th July, 1883.]
QE it cuneted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof,
as follows:
BE
1. Ordinance 8 of 1879 is hereby amended by striking out the words of Section 25 and substi- uting in place thereof the words :---
The Governor in Council may from time to time make, and when made, revoko, add to, or alter "such regulations as the Governor in Council may doen necessary for maintaining and enforcing an effectual quarantine in the ports and waters of the Colony, and for the setting apart of suitable "places in available situations for Quarantine Stations, and providing for the detention and seclusion "in such places of persons arriving on board vessels subjected to quarantine."
"Any person offending against any such regulations shall be liable on summaury conviction before & Police Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment with or without hard "labour for any term not exceeding 12 months, or at the discretion of the Police Magistrate to both 'ponalty and imprisonment, and the Captain Superintendent of Police aud suy officers that he muy "appoint for the purpose of enforcing quarantine, shall have the same powers to prevent the comunis- "sion of breaches of such regulations, and to arrest, recapture, or detain offenders against them as may "be used by any persou for the prevention of any felony, or the arrest, recapture, or detention of a
"felon."
2. Ordinance 16 of 1882 is hereby repealed, provided that such repeal shall not affect the past operation of the said Ordinance, or anything done or suffered thereunder, or any liability or punishment in respect thereof.
Sec, 25 of Ordinance
8 of 1979 amended.
Governor in Council may make Quaran- the Regulations.
Fenalty for breach
of Quarantine Regu- lations and powers
of Police to arrest,
MC.
Repeal.
Regulations mude by the Governor in Council under the Provisions of Section 1 of Ordinance 9 of 1883.
1. All previous regulations made under the Provisions of Section 1 of Ordinance 9 of 1883 are hereby revoked.
2. In these Regulations the term Health Officer means the Health Officer of the Port or any other Medical Officer duly authorized to act for, or assist him; the term Vessels, includes Steamers, Sailing Vessels, Junks, and Lorchas, and British and Foreign Ships of War, as well as Merchant Vessels of all kinds; the term port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed means a port or place proclaimed to be such by order of the Governor in Council and published in the Gazette from the date of such proclamation.
3. Every vessel arriving in the waters of this Colony
(a.) After a voyage of less than 5 days from any port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed at the time of such vessel's departure therefrom; or
(4) Having at the time of arrival, or having had within 5 days of the time of arrival, any
case of any infectious or contagious disease on board; or
(c.) The master of which shall have on board any passengers who are less than 5 days from any port or place where any infections or contagious disease prevailed when such passengers departed therefrom;