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Short title.

Interpreta- tion.

Authorised

Firing

Areas.

First

Schedule,

Firing

and Notices.

[No. 35-29.11.35.-2.]

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to regulate Practice Firing from Hong Kong Defences and for clearing of certain Sea Areas in connection therewith.

WHEREAS it is necessary, from time to time, to carry out practice firing with projectiles from some or all of the defences of Hong Kong, and it is necessary to make provision for the safety of shipping and all persons who may be affected thereby :

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 Defences (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1936.

2. In this Ordinance----

"Vessel" includes ship, yacht, lighter, junk, boat and craft of every kind, and whether navigated by steam, motor, sail, oars or otherwise.

"Aircraft" includes all balloons (whether fixed or free), kites, airships, aeroplanes, seaplanes, flying boats and other flying machines.

3. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance practice firing from any of the batteries of the Colony may take place over all or any of the Firing Areas described in the First Schedule: Provided that when any vessel or aircraft is within danger in any of the Firing Areas, all firing within that area shall cease.

4. (1) A provisional programme of firing from the Programme batteries of the Colony shall be circulated at the commence- Second ment of each firing season by the Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, Hong Kong, to the persons enumerated in the Second Schedule, such programme being subject to alteration from time to time if necessitated by military requirements.

Schedule,

(2) Such Officer shall also supply to such persons as many charts, showing the Firing Areas, as they may require for posting at their offices or stations.

(3) Such Officer shall also cause to be published notice of intending practice firing and of the Firing Areas affected in the Gazette of the week preceding that in which the firing is to take place and shall supply copies of such notice to the persons enumerated in the Second Schedule, not less than forty-eight hours before the firing commences.