CO129-506-6 Suppression of Piracy Amendment Ordinance- 1927 21-10-1927 - 8-2-1928 — Page 13

HONG KONG.

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No. 15 OF 1927.

I assent.

L.S.

W. T. SOUTHORn,

Officer Administering the Government.

14th October, 1927.

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to

the suppression of piracy.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Suppression Short title. of Piracy Amendment Ordinance, 1927.

2. The following section is inserted in the Suppres- Insertion of sion of Piracy Ordinance, 1868, immediately after section 6 thereof :-

Regulations.

7.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Gover- nor in Council to make regulations for any of the following purposes :—

(a) to provide for such searches of vessels and of persons as may seem to him desirable for the purpose of the prevention of piracy, and to impose such restrictions on the movements and actions of vessels and persons as may seem to him desirable in order to render such searches effective; (b) to make such other provisions as may seem to him desirable with a view to the prevention of piracy ;

(2) Every person who contravenes any regulation made under this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceed- ing six months.

(3) All regulations made under this Ordinance 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 regulations, and if a resolution be passed at the first meeting of the Legislative Council held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any such regulation shall be rescinded or amended in any manner whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, be deemed to be rescinded or amended as the case may be, as from the date of publication in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

new section 7 in Ordinance No. 1 of 1868.