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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 11, 1913.

HONGKONG.

No. 15 or 1913.

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An Ordinance to prohibit the importation and

circulation of certain Foreign Coins.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY,

Governor.

Short title.

Definitions.

Prohibition

of importa-

tion and

circulation

of foreign coin.

Penalty for importing foreign coin.

Special

licence to import.

Penalty for breach of terms of licence.

Penalty for circulation of foreign coin.

[11th July, 1913.]

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 Foreign Silver and Nickel Coin Ördinance, 1913.

2. In this Ordinance :--

"Forcigu silver coin" means any coin composed wholly or partly of silver other than those coins specified in Her Majesty's Order-in-Council, entitled the Hongkong (Coinage) Order, 1895,- dated the second day of February, 1895, and published in the Gazette of the thirtieth day of March, 1995.

"Nickel coin" means any coin composed wholly or partly of nickel or other white metal not including silver.

3. The importation into and circulation in this Colony of any foreign silver or nickel coiu are prohibited.

4.-(1.) Any person who imports or attempts to import into this Colony any foreign silver or nickel coin shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,

(2.) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any coin imported under a licence in writing under the hand of the Colonial Secretary. Every such licence shall specify the terms on which such coin may be imported.

(3.) If any person Importing coin under any such licence fails to comply with any of the terms of such licence, he shall be liable on summary conviction to the fine and for- feiture to which he would have been liable if the licence had not been granted,

5. Any person who circulates or attempts to circulate any foreign silver or nickel com in this Colony shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.

Penalty for 6. Any person who shall be found in this Colony to be being in in possession otherwise than in accordance with the terms. possession of of a licence granted under the provisions of sub-section 2 foreign coin.

of section 4 of this Ordinance of any foreign silver or nickel coin the face value of the aggregate of which exceeds fifty dollars shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fiue not exceeding the face value of the aggregate of the coin so found in his possession.

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