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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17, 1937. 935

provisions

24. If the Governor is satisfied that any person has, in Customs respect of any British aircraft registered in the Colony, been to be convicted by a competent court of an offence against the observed provisions of the Customs law of a contracting State, so far aircraft

flying as those provisions are in accordance with Annex II of the abroad. Convention, which is set out in Schedule VII to this Order, he may (without prejudice to any other powers conferred upon him by this Order) cancel or suspend the certificate of registration of that aircraft.

25.--(1) A person shall not

Forgery, &c., of

(a) forge or fraudulently alter or assist in forging or documents. fraudulently altering, or procure to be forged or fraudulently altered, any licence or certificate required under this Order; or

(b) make, assist in making, or procure to be made any false representation for the purpose of procuring for himself or any other person the issue, validation, or renewal of any such licence or certificate or the endorsement on a pilot's licence of authority by the Governor to give instruction in aying in accordance with sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of Article 10A of this Order; or

(c) fraudulently use any such licence or certificate which has been forged, altered, cancelled, or suspended, or to which he is not entitled; or

(d) fraudulently lend any such licence or certificate or allow it to be used by any other person.

(2) A person shall not destroy, mutilate, alter, or render illegibile any log book or any entry made therein, or wilfully make or procure or assist in the making of

false or fraudulent entry in or omission from any log book.

any

military

26. A foreign military aircraft shall not fly over or land Application in the Colony except on the express invitation or with the to foreign express permission of His Majesty, or of a Government aircraft. Department, or of the Governor, but any aircraft so flying or landing on such invitation or with such permission shall be exempt from the provisions of this Order except to such extent as may be specified in the invitation or permission:

Provided that no such invitation or permission shall be necessary in the case of foreign military aircraft accompany- ing vessels of war visiting the Colony so long as the flight or landing is necessary in connection with the arrival of the aircraft in or their departure from the Colony and such air- craft shall while so accompanying vessels of war as aforesaid be exempt from the provisions of this Order.

of Order.

27.-(1) Except where otherwise expressly stated, this Exceptions Order applies to aircraft belonging to or employed in the to operation service of His Majesty, other than military aircraft, but does not apply to any aircraft or to any persons if and to such extent as such aircraft or persons may be excepted from this Order by direction of the Governor.

(2) The Governor may, by a special and temporary authorization, and subject to such conditions as may be specified, permit the flight within the limits of the Colony

As amended by 0. in C. of 1.7.37 (G.N. 819 of 1937) in force 1.8.37.