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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council on the twentieth day of May, 1953-
WHEREAS on the 20th day of July, 1949, this Honourable Council by Resolution made certain provision regarding the retention and operation of the Revenue Reward Fund, bereinafter called the Fund:
AND WHEREAS it has now become expedient to make further or better provision regarding the continuance and operation of the Fund:
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED as follows-
A. THAT the Fund shall continue in existence and shall be operated in accordance with the following provisions----
1. (a) In this Resolution, unless the context otherwise requires, "contraband" means any goods liable to forfeiture under the provisions of-
(i) the Importation and Exportation Ordinance,
Chapter 50;
(i) the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, Chapter
109;
(iii) the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, Chapter
241; or
(iv) the Defence Regulations, 1940,
or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder.
(b) All proceeds of sale of contraband ordered to be forfeited and all fines inflicted for offences under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, Chapter 109, or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder shall continue to be paid as heretofore into the Fund.
(c) Rewards for information leading to the seizure of contraband may be paid to informers who have given such information in cases where-
(1) such contraband has been ordered to be forfeited;
or
(ii) any person has been convicted of an offence in
relation to such contraband.