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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 7, 1914.

No. 297.- His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council :-

Ordinance No. 19 of 1914.-An Ordinance to amend the Military Stores (Exporta-

tion) Ordinance, 1862.

HONGKONG.

No. 19 of 1914.

An Ordinance to amend the Military Stores

(Exportation) Ordinance, 1862.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY, Governor.

[7th August, 1914.]

Short title.

Amendment of title of Ordinance

No. 1 of 1862.

Amendment

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Military Stores (Exportation) Amendment Ordinance, 1914, and shall be read and construed as one with the Military Stores (Ex- portation) Ordinance, 1862, (hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance), and this Ordinance and the said Ordinance may be cited together as the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinances, 1862 and 1914.

2. The title of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the substitution of the word "Governor" for the words "Governor-in-Council ”.

3. The preamble of the Principal Ordinance is hereby of preamble amended by the substitution of the word "Governor " of Ordinance the words "Governor-in-Council ”.

for No. 1 of 1862,

Amendment of Ordinance No. 1 of 1862, s. 2 (1).

Addition of

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4. Sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Principal Ordi nance is hereby amended by the substitution of the words Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council," for the words "Governor-in-Council" in the first line thereof, and by the substitution of the word "Governor" for the words "Governor-in-Council" in the fifth line thereof.

5. The following section is hereby added to the Prin- new section cipal Ordinance after section 2 thereof :-

to Ordinance

No. 1 of 1862, Power to

(63 & 64 Vict. prohibit c. 44, s. 1.)

"3.-(1.) It shall be lawful for the Gover- exportation nor, by and with the advice of the Executive of arms, etc., Council, by proclamation, to prohibit, for such to particular period as may be therein mentioned, the place. exportation of all or any of the following articles, namely: arms, ammunition, military and naval stores, and any article which the Governor shall judge capable of being con- verted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arms, ammunition, or military or naval stores, to any country or place therein named, whenever the Governor by and with the advice aforesaid shall judge such prohibi- tion to be expedient in order to prevent such arms, ammunition, or military or naval stores, being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces, or against any forces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-operation with His Majesty's forces.

(2.) In case any such arms, ammunition, stores, goods, or articles which have been so prohibit-

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