A BILL
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An Ordinance to enable effect to be given in this Colony to a Convention signed the Fifth day of March, Nineteen hundred and two, in relation to Sugar.
WHEREAS His Majesty the King and divers Foreign Powers have entered into a Convention signed the Fifth day of March Nineteen hundred and two in relation to sugar and it is expedient to give effect in the Colony to that Convention :
And whereas provision is made under Article VII of the Convention for the establishment of a permanent commission with a permanent bureau attached to it charged with watching the execution of the provisions of the Convention (in this Ordinance referred to as the Permanent Commission): And whereas by Article VIII of the said Convention sugar exported from a British Colony shall on its importation into any of the contracting States be accompanied by a certificate of origin: And whereas it is necessary in order to comply with the requirements of the said Convention that steps should be taken to prevent bounty-fed sugar being imported into this Colony and re-exported to a contracting State as sugar of this Colony :
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1903.
2. Where it is reported by the Permanent Commission that any direct or indirect bounty is granted in any foreign country on the production or export of sugar the Governor may by Order in Council prohibit sugar from that foreign country being imported or brought into the Colony or may instead of such prohibition impose a special duty on such sugar and may by Order in Council revoke, alter or add to any Order in Council made under this Ordinance.
An Order made under this section shall not apply to sugar in transit.
3. The Governor in Council may from time to time make such regulations as to him may appear necessary in relation to this Ordinance, and by such regulations may in particular require the origin of all sugar imported or brought into the Colony whether in transit or otherwise to be proved by such certificate or other evidence as in any such regulation may be provided and may by such regulations attach penalties not exceeding five hundred dollars to any breach of or failure to comply with any regulation made under the authority of this section, and provide for the recovery and application of any such penalty, and for the forfeiture of any article in respect of which any offence against any regulation is committed.
Objects and Reasons.
This Ordinance is intended to enable this Colony to give effect to the Brussels Sugar Convention.
HENRY S. BERKELEY, Attorney General.
C. O.
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A BILL
ESTOLED
No. 3:--[11.8.04.1
An Ordinance to enable effect to be given in this Colony to a Convention signed the Fifth day of March, Nineteen hundred and two, in relation to Sugar.
WHEREAS His Majesty the King and divers Foreign Preamble. Powers have entered into a Convention signed the Fifth day of March Nineteen hundred and two in relation to sugar and it is expedient to give effect in the Colony to that Convention :
And whereas provision is made under Article VII of the Convention for the establishment of a permanent commis sion with a permanent burean attached to it charged with watching the execution of the provisions of the Couvention (in this Ordinance referred to as the Permanent Commis- sion): And whereas by Article VIII of the said Conven- tion sugar exported from a British Colony shall on its im- portation into any of the contracting States be accompanied
by a certificate of origin: And whereas it is necessary in order to comply with the requirements of the said Conven- tion that steps should be taken to prevent bounty-fed sugar being imported into this Colony and ro-exported to a con- tracting State as sugar of this Colony :
Be it ouacred by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Sugar Couveu- Short title. tion Ordinance, 1903.
2. Where it is reported by the Permauent Commission
Power with that any direct or indirect bounty is granted in any foreign respect to country on the production or export of sugar the Governor the probili. may by Order in Council prohibit sagar from that foreign ton of
bounty fed country being imported or brought into the Colony or may
sugar. instead of such probibition impose a special duty ou such sugar and may by Order in Council revoke, alter or add to any Order in Council made under this Ordinance.
Au Order made under this section shall not apply to sugar in transit.
tions and
3. The Governor in Council may from time to time Powerto make such regulations as to him way appear necessary in Governor-it- relation to this Ordinance, and by sneh regulations may Council to in particular require the origin of all sugar importe: or make regula- brought into the Colony whether in transit or otherwise to impose be proved by such certificate or other evidence as in any penalties. sneh regulation may be provided and may by such regn- lations attach penalties not exceeding five hundred dollars to any breach of or failure to comply with any regulation made under the authority of this acction, and provide for the recovery and application of any such penalty, and for the forfeiture of any article in respect of which any offence against any regulation is committed.
Objects and Reasons.
This Ordinance is intended to enable this Culong to give effect to the Brussels Sugar Convention.
HENRY S. BERKELEY, Attorney Arnerui.
C. O.
17736
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