L.S.
HONG KONG.
No. 12 OF 1927.
I assent.
C. CLEMENTI,
Governor.
16th September, 1927.
An Ordinance to enable certain areas to be declared prohibited areas with a view to the protection of afforestation operations.
[16th September, 1927.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Prohibited Short title. Areas (Afforestation) Ordinance, 1927.
2.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Power of Council to declare any area to be a prohibited area if Governor in he considers it desirable to do so with a view to the Council protection of afforestation operations.
(2) Every Order in Council made under this Ordi- nance shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at the first meeting thereof held after the publication in the Gazette of the making of such Order in Council, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legislative Council held after such Order in Council has been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that such Order in Council shall be rescinded, or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said Order in Council shall, without prejudice to any- thing done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded, or amended, as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolu- tion.
to declare prohibited
areas.
3. Every prohibited area shall have its boundaries Boundaries to marked or indicated, by means of fire-barriers or other be defined. wise.
4. Notices both in English and Chinese stating that Notices to the area in question is a prohibited area shall be placed he placed along the boundaries at intervals not greater than four along the hundred and forty yards.
boundaries.
5. The prohibited areas shall be under the control Control of of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry prohibited Department.
areas.
6. Every person who without lawful authority or Prohibition xcuse enters a prohibited area shall upon summarye against conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred entering
prohibited and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
areas.
7. This Ordinance shall not apply to the New Terri- Application turies (other than New Kowloon).
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this
15th day of September, 1927.
D. W. Tratman.
E. W. HAMILTON,
deputy Clerk of Councils.
of Ordinance.
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