CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 167

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(3) The seizure and detention may be effected upon the order of,

(a) any judge;

(b) any magistrate other than a marine magistrate.

(4) Such order may be made on the application of the Port Trust or

any officer thereof, or the Attorney-General, and may be executed by

any constable or bailiff or officer of the Port Trust, and such

❤onstable, bailiff or officer is hereby empowered to take all

necessary means and demand all necessary aid to enable him to execute

the aid order.

Service of any warrant, summons, writ, order, notice or other

dogument, when personal service cannot be effected, may be made upon

the owner or upon the master or other person in charge of any vessel

by showing the original to and leaving a copy with any person found

on board the vessel and appearing to be one of, her crew, or by

affixing a copy thereof to some conspicuous part of the vessel.

(1) The Port Trust may sell at public auction or by private tender

the whole or any part of the goods seized and detained under the

provisions of section fourteen hereof:-

(a) at any time after the date of the seizure thereof in respect

of goods of the nature or kind referred to in paragraph (b)

of section fourteen of this Ordinance;

(b) at any time after the expiration of one month from the date

of such seizure in respect of any other goods;

and out of the proceeds arising from such sale retain the sums due

in respect of such goods and the charges and expenses of such

seizure, detention and sale.

(2) The Port Trust shall pay or deliver the surplus, if any, or such

of the goods as remain unsold, to the person entitled thereto and

re over the deficiency, if any, by action in any court of competent

jurisdi⚫tion.

Every pecuniary penalty recovered for any viulation or non-

observance of this Ordinance or of any by-law in force under this

Ordinance shall be paid over to the Port Trust by the Court or

magistrate before whom the penalty has been recovered.

All penalties incurred under this Ordinance, or under any by-

law made in pursuance thereof, may be recovered in a summary manner

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