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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 16, 1917.

HONGKONG.

No. 2 OF 1917.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY, Governor.

16th March, 1917.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the powers of arrest possessed by revenue officers.

[16th March, 1917.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---

1. This Ordinance may by cited as the Revenue Short title. Officers Power of Arrest Ordinance, 1917.

2. In this Ordinance "Revenue Officer" includes Interpreta- every person appointed to act as a revenue officer under tion. the provisions of any enactment specified in the First Schedule hereto.

3.-1.) Any revenue officer may arrest without war- Power of rant any person found or reasonably suspected of com- arrest. mitting or attempting to commit, or employing, aiding or assisting any person to commit any offence against, or of the unlawful possession of any article liable to forfeiture under, the provisions of any enactment speci- fied in the Second Schedule hereto.

(2.) The powers conferred by this Ordinance shall be in addition to those conferred by any other enactment.

4. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to amend the Schedules hereto in any manner whatsoever. amend

5. The Revenue Officers Power of Arrest Ordinance, 1913, and the Revenue Officers Power of Arrest Amend- ment Ordinance, 1916, are repealed.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 15th day of March, 1917.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 16th day of March, 1917.

Schedules.

Repeal of Ordinances Nos, 6 of 1913 and

11 of 1916.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

No. of Ordinance.

9 of 1911.

4 of 1914.

First Schedule.

Short Title.

Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911. Opium Ordinance, 1914.

10 of 1916. Tobacco Ordinance, 1916.

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