1950-HKRS30-8-40_Part02 — Page 7

Citation

Inter- pretation.

THE IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION

ORDINANCE, 1915.

ORDER BY The Governor IN COUNCIL. (under section 3)

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, the Governor in Council has ordered and it is hereby ordered as follows-

ORDER.

1. This Order may be cited as the Importation of Automatic Machines Order, 1950.

2, In this order-

"automatic machine" means any mechanical device which is designed, upon insertion therein of any coin, disc or other object-

(a) to release or set in motion any ball, projectile or other object, or to enable any person, by means of any lever, bution, or spring, to manipulate or control the movement of any ball, projectile or other object, or to effect the production to the manipulator of any coin or article whatsoever: or

(b) to reproduce the sound of music or speech.

3. No person shall, except under an import permit granted Prohibition by the Director of Commerce and Industry, import any automatic

machine into the Colony,

of

Importation

of

automatic

machines

except

under

perrait

Exemp-

tions.

4. This Order shall not apply to any automatic machine which is designed solely for the purpose of recording the weight of any person or thing placed thereon, or for the purpose of producing postage stamps, cigarettes, non-alcoholic beverages. chocolate or other foodstuffs to the value of the coins inserted in such machine.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

22nd June, 1950.

Clerk of Councils.

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