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Forfeiture

of arms or

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31. Any arms or ammunition which are found in any ammunition building, vessel, or place without any apparent owner may, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence in connexion therewith or not, be ordered by the magistrate or judge to be forfeited.

without apparent

owner,

Power to stop and search for arms in

the street.

Presumption.

Certain

officers to have the

powers

of the

Inspector General of Police.

Repeals of Ordinances

No. 2 of

32. It shall be lawful for any officer of police to stop, and to search for arms---

(1) any person whom he may find in any street or other public place between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m and

"

(2) any person whom he may find in any street or other public place, at any hour of the day or night, who acts in a suspicious manner, or whom he may suspect of having any arms in his possession.

33. Every person who is proved to have had in his possession or under his control anything whatever containing any arms or ammunition, shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been in possession of such arms ammunition.

or

34. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, and the Divisional Superintendents, Superintendents, and Assistant Superintendents, shall have all the powers conferred on the Inspector General of Police by or under this Ordinance.

35. The Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, the Arms and Ammunition Amendment Ordinance, 1929, and 1900, No. 32 the Arms and Ammunition Amendment Ordinance, 1931, are

repealed.

of 1929,

No. 33 of

1931.

Amendment

of Ordinance No. 10 of 1886, Second

Schedule.

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 3 of

1903, s. 3.

36.-(1) The words The Arms and Ammunition Ordi- nance, 1933, sections 4, 24" are substituted for the words "The Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900 (No. 2 of 1900) sections 4, 23" in the Second Schedule to the Peace Preserva- tion Ordinance, 1886.

(2) The figures "1933" are substituted for the figures "1900" in paragraph (9) of section 3 of the Flogging Ordi- nance, 1903.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

[88. 5, 7 and 28].

FORM No. 1

Removal Permit.

Hong Kong.

The Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1933, sections 5 & 7.

The bearer is hereby authorised to remove from

the hours of

to the under-mentioned arms and ammunition, between

and

on the

19

day of

This permit must be returned to [person] at [place] before

o'clock in the

noon of the

Dated the

day of

19

19

day of

(Signed)

Inspector General of Police.