41398-1915-Proposed-Rules-under-the-Importation-and-Exportation-Ordinance-1915 — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1915.

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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 561. It is hereby notified that it is proposed to enact the following rules, with effect from an early date. The First and Second Schedules will be published later.

Rules.

IMPORTATION.

1. No person shall import or attempt to import any article without having No person previously obtained either an import permit authorising him to import the said to import article or an import licence exempting him from the operation of this Rule.

without either a permit or a licence. Third Schedule: Form No. 2. Form No. 3.

of import

2. Any import permit issued under the provisions of Rule 1 may be issued Conditions subject to any conditions, and if any person import or attempt to import any permit and article in breach of any such condition he shall be deemed to have imported or effect of as the case may be to have attempted to import the said article without a per- breach. mit and without a licence.

of import

3. Any import licence issued under the provisions of Rule 1 may be issued Conditions subject to any conditions, and if any person import or attempt to import any licence and article in breach of any such condition he shall be deemed to have imported or effect of as the case may be to have attempted to import the said article without a permit breach. and without a licence unless he shall have obtained a permit for the importation of the said article and shall have duly complied with all the conditions thereof.

4. An import licence shall not avail to protect any person not named or Limitations referred to in such licence and shall avail to protect any person named or on the pro- referred to in such licence only so far as may be therein specified.

tection afforded by an import licence.

means of

5. Rules 1 to 4, both inclusive, shall not apply to any article imported by Articles means of the post but the Postmaster General may in his absolute discretion imported by refuse to deliver any such article to the addressee until such addressee pro- the post. duces a permit to import the said article.

6. No person shall import or attempt to import any unset diamonds.

EXPORTATION.

Unset diamonds.

No

person

7. No person shall export or attempt to export any article without having previously obtained either an export permit authorising him to export the said export article or an export licence.

without either a permit or

a licence.

Third Schedule: Form No. 5. Form No. 6.

of export

8. Any export permit issued under the provisions of Rule 7 may be issued Conditions subject to any conditions, and if any person export or attempt to export any permit and article in breach of any such condition he shall be deemed to have exported or effect of as the case may be to have attempted to export the said article without a per- mit and without a licence.

breach.

of export

9. Any export licence issued under the provisions of Rule 7 may be issued Conditions subject to any conditions, and if any person export or attempt to export any licence and article in breach of any such condition he shall be deemed to have exported or effect of as the case may be to have attempted to export the said article without a permit and without a licence unless he shall have obtained a permit for the exportation of the said article and shall have duly complied with all the conditions thereof.

breach.