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Power to
Béize and sell rice.
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bibition of the exportation of rice are hereby made and declared to be lawful and are confirmed as ou and from the time of the performance of such acts and the said Officer Administering the Government and every such Officer or person as aforesaid are hereby freed acquitted discharged and indemnified, as well against the King's Most Gracious Majesty his heirs and successors as against all and every person and persons whatever, from all legal proceedings of any kind whatever, whether civil or criminal, in respect of say such acts as aforesaid.
3. (1) The Governor may, at any time when he Governor to thinks it, and in time of peace as well as in time of war, order the seizure and taking possession of any rice within the limits of the Colony, and may sell such rice for con- somption in the Colony.
Payment of compensa-
tion.
Board to fix compensa. tion,
No addition
(8.) The Governor shall, out of the public funds of the Colony, pay to every person whose rice shall be taken, by virtue of sub-section (1) of this section, such corpen- sation as shall be agreed on between the Governor and such person, and, in default of agreement, such compensa- tion as shall be awarded by a Board constituted as berein- after mentioned, whose award shall be final,
(8.) For the purpose of determining the amount of com. pensation payable for any rice taket under sub-section (1) of this section the Governor shall appoint a Board consist- ing of five persons, of whom one shall be a
Judge or Stipendiary Magistrate, two shall be officers either in the Civil Government of the Colony or in His Majesty's naval or military service, and the other two shall he inhabitants of the Colony. All questions referred to the said Board shall, in case of a difference of opinion, be decided by the votes of the majority of the members. The Judge or Stipendiary Magistrate shall be the Chairman of the Board,
(4.) The said Board, in fixing the price to be paid for for compul- rice taken ander sub-section (1) of this section, shall not sory par- make any addition on account of the purchase being com-
pulsory.
chase.
Prohibition
of non-em-
(5.) Every person who refuses or neglects to obey or comply with any order made under this section or does pliance with anything whereby the execution of any such order is prevented or hindered, or with intent to prevent or hinder the execution of any such order, shall be guilty of n offence against this Ordinance.
order.
The effect of
■ direction
or order on prior con- tracts.
Prohibition
4. If any person by having obeyed any direction made under section 2 or by oboying any order made under sub- section (1) of section 3, has been or shall be prevented from Fulfilling any contract, sach person shall not be deemed to have thereby committed a breach of contract, but such contract shall be deemed to have been or to be cancelled so far as its fulfilment has been or may be prevented by any such direction or order.
b. The total proceeds of all sales of rice for consumption in the Colony shall not recoup to the Government more Government than the total cost of purchasing the same together with ceeds of sales the expenses incidental to such purchase and sale.
of proft by
on total pro.
of rice.
Prohibition against export of rice from
Northern
District.
Power to
Governor to
flx retail price of rice and prohibi- tion of sale except at such price.
8. No person shall take or cause or permit to be taken out of the Northern District of the New Territories any rice halled or unbulled or in any form whatsoever without the permission in writing of the District Officer.
7. The Governor may from time to time and so often as occasion may require by Proclamation prescribe
(a) the price for which rice or any particular standard Government quality, as defined by section B,
(b) the maximum price for which any particular quality of rice, other than a standard Govern- ment quality,
may be sold by retail in any particular district of the Colony, and any person who in branch of any such Proclamation shall sell any such standard Government
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quality of rice at a price other than the price so prescribed or shall sell any such other quality of rice at a price higher than the maximum price so proscribed shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance,
ment quali-
8. The qualities of rice for which a price is fixed in Determin any particular district of the Colony shall be determination of stan by persons to be appointed for the purpose by the dard Goren- Governor. Samples of the qualities so determined shall eles of rice. be kept at all Police Statious and shall be open to insper. tion. Such samples shall conform to sealed samples kept in the offices of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports and the District Officer, and such sealed samples shall be known as standard Government qualities.
9. Auy person who sells rice purporting to be of one Prohibition
of the standard Government qualities which differs from of selling such quality to the prejudice of the purchaser shall be ice of guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
inferior quality.
10. Any person who sells any rice supplied by the Prohibition Government except under licence issued by an Officer on sale of appointed by the Governor for that purpose shall be guilty Government of an offence against this Ordinance.
rice.
11. No person who is authorised to sell rios supplied Prohibition by the Government shalt mix one standard Government against quality of such rice with any other standard Government mixing rice quality of such rice or with any rice not supplied by the with other Government or with any foreign substance.
qualities or with foreign Bubalance.
Bamples.
12. Any person authorised by the Governor in writing Power of -in that behalf may enter upon and into any land, house, entry and or other building in the Colony, for the purpose of inspect- inspection ing the stock of rice therein, and of taking samples thereof, and taking and, in case of opposition or obstruction, may use force to effect such entry and inspection, and shall not be liable for any damage directly or indirectly occasioned by such forcible entry.
13. Every person who is guilty of an offence against Penalty. this Ordinance or of a breach of any of the provisions thereof or of any of the regulations made thereunder shall,
on summary conviction, be liable to a fius not exceeding $600 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months aud any rice in convection with which any such offence bas been committed shall be forfeited.
14. Any powere conferred by this Ordinance shall be Saving of in addition to and not in substitution for any powers other possessed by the Governor of this Colony either under the powers, Order in Council of Her late Majesty Queen Victorin dated the 26th day of October, 1896, as amended by the Order in Council of His Majesty King George V dated the 21st day of March, 1916, or under any other instrument or writing.
emergency
Power to
revivo opers.
15. In view of this Ordinance being an measure it shall be lawful for the Legislative Council at suspend or any time after the commencemeat of this Ordinance, and tion of Orl- from time to time and so often as occasion may requiro, ounce or part
to pass a Resolution suspending the operation of this thereof. Ordinance or of any section or sectious thereof either for
a lefuite period or until the Legislative Council shall make a further resolution reviving the operation of the said Ordinance or of any section or sectious thereof.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th day of September, 1919.
J. A. E. BULLOCK, Qarkut. Coruncide.
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administer- ing the Government, the 19th day of September, 1019.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Gulonini Secretary.
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