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of the Captain Superintendent of Police. The vessels
in question are those which trade in regions where the
risk of piracy exists. Thi s control of the arms on
vessels trading within the piracy zones will not be a
new thing, as it was applied during the currency of the
Piracy Prevention Ordinance, 1914, Ordinance No. 23 of
1914, and gave rise to no inconvenience. Junks and other
similar vessels have a special provision to themselves.
They will be allowed to have their arms and ammunition
on board if such arms and ammunition are enumerated in
the licence or clearance, and are reasonably necessary
for the protection of the vessel.
6.
Section 6 of this Ordinance amends section 8 of the
principal Ordinance by the substitution of the word
"similar" for the word "Chinese" in the third line. ·
The section in the principal Ordinance deals with the
case of arms and ammunition found on board "any steam
launch or motor boat, or junk or other Chinese vessel",
and it throws a certain onus in that event on the master
and other persons on board. The amendment is made
because it is not a question of whether the vessel in
question is Chinese or non-Chinese but whether it is of
a certain type.
7.
The title of the office of Captain Superintendent
of Police is about to be changed to that of Inspector
General of Police. Section 7 of this Ordinance substitutes
the new title throughout the principal Ordinance.
8.
Section 8 of this Ordinance deletes in section 28 of
the principal Ordinance the references to the Deputy and
Assistant Superintendents of Police, because the matter
will be dealt with generally in the new section referred
to in the following paragraph.
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