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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 10, 1911,

Short title.

Amends

section 2 of

HONGKONG.

No. 41 of 1911.

An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammuni-

tion Ordinance, 1900.

LS

F. D. LUGARD,

Governor.

[10th November, 1911.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Arms and Ammunition Amendment Ordinance, 1911.

2. The definition of "Excmpted person in section 2 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, is hereby No. 2 of 1900. repealed and there shall be substituted therefor the follow-

Ordinance

Amends

section 5 of Ordinance

No. 2 of 1900,

Amends section 7 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1900.

ing :-

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Exempted person

means and includes:

(1.) any person in the Naval, Military, Volunteer and Police forces, District Watchmen and mem- bers of the Volunteer Reserve in respect of arns and ammunition used by them solely in connection with their duties;

(2.) commissioned officers in the Army and Navy and officers appointed by letter from the Gov- ernor in the Volunteer or Police forces, the Consular representatives of any Foreign Gov- crument and commissioned officers of Foreign Armies and Navies; any public officer ap- pointed by the Crown or by letter from the Governor, any Justice of the Peace, special juror, member of the Legislative Council, bar- rister, solicitor, medical practitioner, clergyman of the Church of England, Roman Catholic priest, or any minister of any congregation of Protostaut dissenters or of Jews;

(3.) any person in the Naval, Military, Volunteer and Police forces recommended for exemption by the officer commanding his corps or unit in writing to the Captain Superintendent of Police; and

(4.) any person recommended for exemption by the Colonial Secretary to the Captain Superintend- ent of Police."

3. Section 5 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, is hereby amended as follows :--

(a.) by the insertion after the word "ammunition " in sub-section (1) (a) thereof of the words

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together with a removal permit in form No. 3

in the First Schedule".

(b.) by the deletion of the words " to this Ordinance”

in sub-section (1) (b) thereof.

(c.) by the deletion of all the words after the words "Captain Superintendent of Police" in sub- section (3) thereof.

(d.) by the addition of the following sub-section:

"(4.) No fee shall be payable in respect of filing any such application or granting any export or removal permit."

4. Section 7 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, is hereby amended by the deletion of the words ", or person licensed to possess the same

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 9th day of November, 1911.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 10th

day of November, 1911.

A. W. BREWIN,

Colonial Secretary.

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