CO129-545-7 Telegraphy and Telephony- amendments to legislation 1-11-1933 - 24-3-1934 — Page 59

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A BILL

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[No. 8:-21.3.33.-1.]

An Ordinance to make provision for licensing, permitting, regulating and controlling the special services known as teleprinting, teletyping and telephotography.

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 Teleprinting Short title. Services Ordinance, 1933.

2.—(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council Regulations. to make regulations for the licensing, permitting, regulating and controlling of the following services within the Colony

(a) teleprinting,

(b) teletyping, and

(c) telephotography.

(2) Such regulations may prescribe the fees to be payable in respect of licences and permits issued or granted under them and for prohibiting or restricting the use of any or all of the said services at such times, on such occasions and subject to such conditions as may seem expedient to the Governor in Council.

(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held after such regulations have been laid on the table of the said Council resolving that any regulation shall be rescinded, or amended in any matter whatsoever, the said regulation shall, without prejudice to anything done thereunder, he deemed to be rescinded, or amended as the case may be, as from the date of the publica- tion in the Gazette of the passing of such resolution.

3. If a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath Search that there is reasonable ground for believing that any service, for which a licence or permit is required under any regulation made under section 2. has been established, or is being maintained, or used, or is in the possession of any person, without a valid licence or permit covering the same, or in contravention of any condition of such licence or permit, he may grant a search warrant to any police officer to enter the place or ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war) where it is believed that the service has been established, or