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Amendment

of section 3

of the

principal

Ordinance.

Amendment of section 4

of the

principal Ordinance.

(b) the addition, immediately below the definition "exempted

person", of the following new definitions-

3.

""flick-knife" means any knife which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife;

"gravity knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the application of centrifugal force and which, when released, is locked in place by means of a button, spring, lever, or other device;",

Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended by-

(a) the deletion of subsection (1) and the substitution therefor of

the following-

(1) The Commissioner of Police may- (a) grant to any person a licence either-

(i) to carry arms and ammunition; or

(i) to have arms and ammunition in his posses-

sion; or

(ii) to do both,

subject to such conditions as he may deem fit;

(b) renew any such licence and, in respect thereof, grant days of grace not exceeding fifteen in number if he considers it necessary or expedient so to do; and (c) cancel any such licence.":

(b) the insertion in subsection (2)—

(1) between the word "issued" and the word "for" of the following

"or renewed":

(0) between the word "issue" and the word "and" in the first place where it occurs of the following-

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or renewal,";

(c) the insertion in subsection (3) between the word "grant” and the word "such" in the first place where it occurs of the following-

"or redow',

4. Subsection (4) of section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended by

(a) the insertion between the word "ship" in the first place where

it occurs and the word "which" of the following-

"or aircraft";

(b) the deletion of the word "state" and the substitution therefor

of the following-

"nation".

5. Subsection (1) of section 15 of the principal Ordinance is Repeal and repealed and replaced by the following-

replacement of subsection

IS of the

"(D) Whenever it appears to a magistrate, upon the path of W) of section any person, that there is reasonable cause to suspect that any principal person-

(a) has furnished a false or incorrect return of arms or

ammunition; or

(b) has failed or refused to make a return; or

(c) has not kept the books which he is required to keep under

sections 12 and 13; or

(d) has kept such books in a false or incorrect manner,

the magistrate may issue a warrant to arrest such person and to search any-

(i) building:

(ii) vessel (not being a ship of war or ship having the status

of a ship of war);

(ii) aircraft (not being a military aircraft in the service of

Her Majesty or of any foreign nation); or

(iv) place.

where the arms or ammunition are alleged to be kept or stored, and any police officer to whom the said warrant is directed may. with or without assistants and using force, if necessary, enter any building, vessel, aircraft, or place mentioned in the said warrant, Bad may search for and make an inventory of all arms and ammu- nition found therein, and may arrest the person named in such warrant and also any other person, who appears to have com- mitted an offence against this Ordinance, and may cause such person and such arms and ammunition to be conveyed before a magistrate.".

6. Section 17 of the principal Ordinance is amended by-

Ordinance,

Amendment

of action 17

(a) the insertion between the figures and fullstop "17." and the of the

word "No" of the following-

"X1":

(b) the deletion of the words and comma "port of Victoria,” and

The substitution therefor of the following—

"port of Victoria and at the Hong Kong Airport,”;

principal Ordinance.