Penalty for obstructing authorised searches.
Governor may es tablish
23. Any person who shall obstruct, hinder or resist or nssist in obstructing, hindering or resisting any search or arrest anthorised by this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three month with or without hard labour in addition to any other penalty or punishment he may be liable to by law or under this Ordinance.
24. The Governor may establish a central store or magazine for the safe keeping and storing of all arms and central store ammunition, and notice shall be given in the Gazette of for arms, &c. such selection nnd of the situation of tho saki atore or
magazine.
Governor
may orier
removal
to central store of all arms, and close arm shingis, Scr.
Penalty for refusing to deliver up Arms
Power of
tovernor to make regula- fins.
Penalties for breach of Ontiuance or
25. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council during the continuance of any Proclamation issued under the pro- visions of the Peace Preservation Ordinace, 1886, 10 order the removal to the said central store of all arins and smmanition in the possession of any importers or dealers in or vendors of armis, or of such arms and amunition only as in the opinion of the Governor-in-Commeil are not in safe keeping or enstody, or to order the closing of all arms shops or stores and the suspension of the sale of all, arins and ammunition during the continuance of such Proclamation As aforesaid. All orders made under this section shall forth- with be published in the Gazette.
26. Any person refusing after the publication of such order to deliver up any arms or ammunition, the removal of which to the said central store shall have been ordered under the provisions of the last preceding section, and any person omnitting or refusing otherwise to comply with any order published as aforesaid, shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine unt excoding five hundred dollars, or to inprisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.
27. The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make any regulatious necessary for carrying out this Onli- unted, and may revoke, alter or add to the forms contained in the schedule to this Ordinance, and such regulations and forms shall have the force of law when published in the Gazette, and shall have the same effect as if they were incorporated in this Ordinauce.
28. Except when any other penalty is specially provided by this Ordinance, any person committing any breneli or Regulations. infringement or contravention of any of the provisions contained in this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder, or failing to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Ordinance or by any such regulation, shall be liable for every such offence, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, and in default of payment of such fine, such Magistrate may order that the offender be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour, unless the fine be sooner paid.
Forfeiture of arms and ammanition connected. with offence.
Forfeiture of aruus and ammunitionE without apparent
owner.
29. Any arms or ammunition in connection with which an offence has been committed under this Ordinance may,
if a Magistrate thinks fit, be forfeited to the Crown.
30. Any arus or ammunition which are found in any building, vessel or place without any apparent owner, may, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence in connection therewith or not, be ordered by a Magistrate, if he thinks fit, to be forfeited to the Crown,
Passed the Legislative Commeil of Hongkong, this 5th day of April, 1900.
SCHEDULE
(A)
The Arms and Ammunition. Ordinance, 1900. (are. 6).
APPLICATION FOR EXPORT PERMIT,
Hongkong,
1
To the Captin. Superintendent of Police.
Sir.
Please issau a permit for flu export of the undermentionel Arms
and Ammunition now stored at tboard the
anchor at
vained the
street, to be shipped on at present at
and about to proceed to
days,
The period for which this permit is desired is and it will be returned together with the master's or mate's receipt for all the arts and ammunition named below to (person)
| Particulars of Arms and Aminauition.]
at (place) noon of the
'clock in the
}
an or before
day of
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant.
[Signature.]
Lenard Denter in Arms.
[or as the care may be,}
SCHEDULE
(B)
The Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 19), (arc. 6).
EXPORT PERMIT,
the
The bearer is hereby authorised to export by the named the
at present anchored at undermentioned Arms and Ammunition: --
[Particulars of Arnis and Ammunition. | This permit together with a master's or mate's receipt for the whole of the arms and ammunition herein referred to must be returned to (person)
on or before noon of the Dared at Victoria, Hongkong, this
at (place)
day of
day of
o'clock in the
1
1
[Signature.] Captain Superintendent of Police.
SCHEDULE
(0)
The Arma and Ammunition Ordinanor, 1900, free. Su.).
REMOVAL PERMIT.
to
The bearer is hereby authorised to remove from Arms and Ammunition, between the hours of
an He
the undermentioned
and
day of
This permit must be returned to
o'clock
at
before
on the
day of
[Signature.] Captain Superintendent of Police.
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Arsented to by His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, the 12th day of April, 1900.
F. H. MAY, Acting Colonial Scoretary.
SCHEDULE
(D)
The Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, sec. 11, (2.).
Peo payable for a Licence to an importer) $1,200 per annum payable in advance.
of, dealer in or vendor of, arms or ammuni tion.........
Fee where a retail business only is carried) $10 per annum pay- on in fire amus and ammunition for sportingable in advance. purposes only
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