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C.S.O. 151/27.

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[No. 34-12.11.29.--2.7

A BILL

INTITULED

Short title.

Repeal of Ordinance No. 2 of

An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Am-

munition Ordinance, 1900.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Arms and Ammunition Amendment Ordinance, 1929.

2. Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the Arms ami Am- munition Ordinance, 1900, is repealed and the following

1900, s. 2 (a), paragraph is substituted therefor:

and substitu-

tion of new

paragraph.

Amendment

of Ordinance No. 2 of 1900, s. 2 (b).

(a) Ammunition includes--

(i) every shell, cartridge case. bomb, hand grenade, or projectile, whether con- taining any explosive or gas or chemical or not, and whether intended to be dis- charged from or by any gun or other propelling or releasing instrument or mechanism or not, except hand grenades which can be used only for the purpose of extinguishing fires;

(1) every part of any such shell, cart- ridge case, bomb, hand grenade or pro- jectile, whether such shell, cartridge case, bomb, hand grenade or projectile may have been completely formed at any time or not:

(ii) every fuse, percussion cap, or priming cap, which could be used for the purpose of exploding any shell, Lomb, hand grenade or other projectile;

(ie) every bullet or cartridge clip :

(e) an explosive when enclosed in any case or contrivance, or otherwise adapted or prepared so as to form a cartridge, charge, or complete round of small arms, cannon, or any other weapon, or to form any tube for firing explosives, or to form a detonator, a projectile, or other contri- vance than a firework, which can be used either singly or in suitable combinations. as, or in connection with, a missile;

(e) everything which may be declared by regulation made by the Governor in Council to be ammunition,

3. Paragraph (b) of section 2 of the Arms and Ammu- nition Ordinance, 1900, is amended by the addition of the following sub-paragraph at the end thereof :-

(e) every gun, pistol, or other propelling or releasing instrument or mechanism, from or by which any shell, cartridge, bomb, grenade, or projectile, containing any gas or chemical, could be discharged.

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