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28. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to officers Exemption. or men of His Majesty's Army, Royal Navy or Royal Air Force using wireless apparatus in the performance of their official duties or to apparatus so used.
communica-
29.-(1) The Governor may, whenever he deems it Licences expedient to do so, license the establishment of any radio for radio- communication station or the installation or working of any tion may be apparatus for radiocommunication in any place in the Colony the
granted or on board any British ship registered in the Colony.
Governor.
and of
(2) The Governor may delegate his power of issuing Power of licences to the Postmaster General or to such officer or officers delegation as he thinks fit, and may appoint officers, who shall be known appointment. as wireless inspectors, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
(3) Every such officer shall be deemed a public servant Bribery. within the meaning of sections 3 and 4 of the Misdemeanors Ordinance Punishment Ordinance, 1898.
No. 1 of 1898.
30.-(1) No person shall, in any place in the Colony Licences for or on board any British ship registered in the Colony---
radiocom- munication stations and
(a) establish, maintain, work or use a radiocommunica- for dealers tion station; or
(b) offer for sale, sell or have in his possession, whether with a view to sale or otherwise, any apparatus or material for radiocommunication,
except under and in accordance with a licence, sale permit or letter of exemption granted under this Ordinance.
(2) Every such licence, sale permit and letter of exemption shall be in such form and for such period as the Governor in Council determines and shall contain such terms, conditions and restrictions on and subject to which the licence is granted as the Governor in Council considers desirable in the public interest.
(3) Any person who is in possession of apparatus for radiocommunication shall be deemed until the contrary is proved to have worked the same.
(4) The occupier of any dwelling-house or premises in which is installed radiocommunication equipment in respect of which a licence is not in force shall be guilty of an offence against this Part.
(5) It shall be a defence to a prosecution for an offence against sub-section (4) that the occupier was not aware, and could not with reasonable diligence have become aware, of the existence in the dwelling-house or premises of the radio- communication equipment in question.
in wireless equipment.
station or
31.-(1) If a magistrate is satisfied by information on Penalty for oath that there is ground for believing that a radiocommunica- establishing tion station has been established or is being maintained, or working that any apparatus for radiocommunication is being used or apparatus is in the possession of any person, without a valid licence licence.
without
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