Amendment
7. Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended
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al section 7 by the substitution of the words five hundred dollars or imprison-
for the words ment for a term not exceeding three months hundred and fifty dollary ** in the second line thereof,
ut the principal
Chrdinance,
Amendment
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principal Furdinance.
Amendment
of section
of the principal Ordinance.
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8. Section 9 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the addition of the word. or other lawful authority the words "District Officer" in the third line thereof.
After
9. Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is hereby antended by the insertion of the words or loiters for the purpose of soliciting " after the word "solicite ** in the fourth line thereof.
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Amcodancot 10. Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended Erection 13 by the substitution of the following sub-section for sub-section
(1):
of the principal
Ordinance.
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(1) No person shall between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. make or cause or permit to be made or caused any noise whatever calculated to disturb or interfere with the public tranquillity or to annoy any person,
11. Section 18 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended of section rêA by the substitution of the following sub-section for sub-section
(2):
of the
principed
Ordinance.
Addition of
**
(2) Provided that it shall not constitute an offence against this section for a juvenile to possess an imitation Brearm or for any person to import as imitation frearm under and in accordance with a permit of the Director of Commerce and Industry containing such conditions as such Director may see it to impose and provided alaq that no prosecution for au offence against this section shall be commenced without the consent of the Attorney General.”
12. The following sections shall be added after section 19a
New recdens of the principal Ordinance:-
198, 190 and «Unlawful for
1D to the
Odinance.
principal
wear uniform
not entitled.
19. Any person who wears a uniform which he any person to is not entitled to wear or any dress so closely resembling to watch he & the same as to be calculated to deceive shall be liable to a fiue not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months: Provided that the wearing of any uniform or dress by a performer in any public entertainment shall not constitute an offence against this section.
In this section "uniform" means any apparel from time to time constituting the proper apparel whilst on duty for members of His Majesty's Forces or of the Hong Kong Defence Force or for the British Mercantile Marine or for members of the Hong Kong Police Force ar Hong Kong Police Reserve Force or for any force raised under the authority of any enactment in force in the Colony and "apparel" includes recoutrements.
Punaistaceme iro kalarly pretending
to be or be able to influence a public #rvant.
Punishment for resisting or obstructing
■ public officer or Uctuer pressc lawfully
engaged in a public duty.
19. Any person who, by any act or omission and whether or not with intent to procure any valuable thing, falsely pretends that he is a public servant or is able to procure any public servant to do or refrain from doing any act or thing in connection with the duty of such public servant shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
190. Every person who resists or obstructs a public officer or other person lawfully engaged, authorised or employed in the performause of any public daty or any person lawfully assisting much public officer or person therein ahall ou summary conviction by a magistrate be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.**
13. The following section is substituted for section 20 of the Scpeal and principal Ordinance :---
replacement
**Improper possession of clothing of police officer
or member of police
TERETTE.
of section to
20. Every person who, not being a police officer of the or a member of the Hong Kong Polica Reserve Force, pncipal
Cordinance. ns the case may be, has in his possession any article forming part of the clothing, accoutrements or appointments supplied to any such officer or member and is not able satisfactorily to account for his possession thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollara."
14. The Uniforms Ordinance, 1895, the British Mercantile Repeal of Marine Uniform Ordinance, 1920 and section 47 of the Inter- Ordinances pretation Ordinance, 1911, are hereby repealed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 30th day
of March, 1949.
L. Joh. Heyward.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
1895. No.
19 of 1939 and asclion 47
JË No. 31 QË jgit.