THE EMERGENCY REGULATONS ORDINANCE, 1922.
REGULATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR IN Council.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1932, as amended by the Emergency Regulations (Amendment) Ordinance, 1949, and by the Emergency Regulations (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1949, the Governor in Council hereby makes the following regulations-
REGULATIONS.
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency (Small Citatiĝu, Change) Regulations, 1950.
2.
In these regulations
Inter- pretation.
"small chairge shall mean any one cent, five cent and ten cent currency notes issued under the provisions of the Subsidiary Currency Notes Ordinance, 1941, and all coins which Ordinance are legal tender, by virtue of the provisions of a proclamation No. 21 of made in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4 of the Hong Kong (Coinage) Order, 1936.
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3. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his Posscasion possession or control small change which is in excess of his or control reasonable requirements having regard to the nature of his change. employment or to the nature of the business be conducts.
(2) Any person who contravenes this regulation shall
be guilty of an offence against these regulations.
(3) Where any person is charged with an offence against this regulation, the burden of proving that the small change which is the subject of the charge is not in excess of his reasonable
requirements as aforesaid, shall lie upon the accused.
4. (r) It shall be unlawful for any person to export or to Export of attempt to export from the Colony small change in excess of two small dollars in value.
change,
(2) Any person who contravenes this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.