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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939. 887

Schedule, contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

55. The Trading with

(21) Section

the Enemy Ordin-

ance, 1914.

(No. 25 of 1914), -contd.

28--the following section is

substituted-

28.-(1) Where the Superintendent of Seizure and huports and Exports has reason to forfeiture of suspect--

goods of

enemy origin

or destined

for or

(a) that the place of origin of any goods imported into the Colony is in enemy coming territory, or

(b) that any goods within the Colony are destined for or have come from an enemy,

the goods may be seized, by force if neces- sary, and may on application to a magis- trate be ordered by such magistrate to be forfeited to the Crown.

(2) Upon the making of any such order of forfeiture, the 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 discretion, to entertain and give effect to any moral claim to or in respect of the goods.

(3) In any proceeding for the forfeiture of any goods so seized as aforesaid, the place of origin of the goods shall be deemed to be in enemy territory or, as the case may be, the goods shall be deemed to be destined for or to have come from an enemy, unless the contrary is proved.

or

(4) In this section, goods 'destined for' an enemy includes goods directly indirectly supplied to or for the use OT benefit of an enemy or for transmission to an enemy; and goods which have 'come from an enemy includes goods directly or indirectly obtained from an enemy."

(22) Section 29-in sub-section (1)—

(i) the following is substituted for all the words in the first eight lines---

from an chemy.

5 & 6 Geo, 5.

. 31, s. 6.

statements and

29.--(1) Every person who, for the False purpose of obtaining any authority or sanction under this Ordinance, or in giving struction. any information for the purposes of this 6 & 7 Geu. 5. Ordinance or of any order made thereunder, «. 52. s. 1. or for the purpose of obtaining a permit or licence to export any goods the exportation of which without a permit or licence is prohibited by or under any proclamation or Ordinance or Order in Council-”

(ii) the word "ten" is substituted for "five" in the sixteenth line.

(23) The following headings are inserted im- mediately after sections 1, 8, 14 and 20 respectively-

Interpretation.