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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 2, 1915.

HONGKONG.

No. 18 OF 1915.

An Ordinance to amend the Certificates of

Origin Ordinance, 1915.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY, Governor.

[2nd July, 1915.]

Short title and con- struction.

Seizure and forfeiture of goods of enemy ori- gin: 5 Geo. 5, c. 31, s. 6.

Certificate

of British

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 Certificates of Origin Amendment Ordinance, 1915, and shall be read and construed as one with the Certificates of Origin Ordinance, 1915, hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance.

2.-(1.) Where the Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports has reason to suspect that the place of origin of any goods imported into the Colony, whether before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, is a place in any territory which, under any Proclamation issued by His Majesty dealing with trading with the enemy for the time being in force, is or is treated as enemy country, the goods may be seized, by force if necessary, and may on application to a magistrate be ordered by such magistrate to be forfeit- ed to the Crown.

(2.) Upon the making of any such order of forfeiture the said goods shall be deemed to be the property of the Crown free from all rights of any person: Provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council, in his absolute dis- cretion, to entertain and give effect to any moral claim to or in respect of the said goods.

(3.) In any proceeding for the forfeiture of any goods so seized as aforesaid the place of origin of such goods shall be deemed to be in territory which is or is treated as enemy country unless the contrary is proved.

3. In any proceeding in respect of or involving any matter, civil or criminal, arising under this Ordinance or under the Principal Ordinance, any certificate produced from official custody and purporting to be signed by any primâ facie British customs or cousular officer shall be primâ facie

evidence of the truth of the matters stated therein.

customs or consular officer to be

evidence.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of July, 1915.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 2nd day of July, 1913.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.