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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MARCH, 1895.

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nition he shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding $250 with or without imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour and such arms or ammunition shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.

19. Any person who shall obstruct, hinder or resist or assist in obstructing, hindering or resisting any search or arrest authorised by this Ordinance shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $100 or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months with or without hard labour in addition to any other penalty or punishment he may be liable to by law or under this Ordinance.

20. The Government may establish a central store or magazine for the safe keeping and storing of all arms and ammunition, and shall give notice in the Government Gazette of such selection and of the situation of the said store or magazine.

21. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council during the continuance of any Proclamation issued under the pro- visions of The Peace Preservation Ordinance of 1886, to order the removal to the said central store of all arms in the possession of any importers or dealers in arms, or of such arms only as in the opinion of the Governor in Council are not in safe keeping or custody, or to order the closing of all arm shops or stores and the suspension of the sale of all arms during the continuance of such Proclamation us aforesaid. All orders made under this section shall forthwith be published in the Government Gazette.

22. Any person refusing after the publication of such order to deliver up any arms, the removal of which to the said central store shall have been ordered by the last pre- ceding section, and any person omitting or refusing other- wise to comply with any order published as aforesaid shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not ex- ceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.

23. The Governor in Council may from time to time make and when made, revoke, alter or add to, all rules or regulations necessary for carrying out this Ordinance, and such rules and regulations shall have the force of law when published in the Government Gazette.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to declare the effect of Ordinances repealing others.

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HEREAS it is expedient to shorten the language used in Ordinances. Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Whenever any Ordinance repealing either in whole or part a former Ordinance is itself repealed, such repeal shall not in the absence of any express provision to the contrary revive or be deemed to have revived the repealed Ordinance, or any right, office, privilege, matter or thing not in force or existing when the repealing Ordinance comes into operation.

2. Whenever any Ordinance repeals in whole or part a former Ordinance and substitutes therefor some new pro- vision, such repcal shall not take effect until such substituted provision comes into operation.

3. Whenever any Ordinance repeals either in whole or part a former Ordinance, such repeal shall not in the absence of any express provision to the contrary affect or be deemed to have affected-

(a) The past operation of or any thing duly done or

suffered under the repealed Ordinance.

(b) Any offence committed, any right, liberty or penalty acquired or incurred under the repealed Ordinance.

(c) Any action, proceeding or thing pending or incompleted when the repealing Ordinance comes into operation; but every such action, proceeding or thing may be carried on and completed as if there had been no such repeal.

4. This Ordinance shall apply to Ordinances passed before as well as after the commencement of this Ordinance.

Penalty for obstructing authorised searches.

Governor may establish neutral store for armis, &c. (Ord. No. 14 of 1889, s. 15.)

Governor msy order removal to central store of all arins, and close arms. shops, &c.

Penalty for refusing to

deliver up arms. (Ibid, 9. 17.)

Power of Governor to make rules. (Ibid, 8. 18.)

Effect of repealing an Ordinance which it self repeals

another. [See 13 & 14 Vict. Cap. 21, sec. 5, and Straits Settlements Ord. No. 1 of 1888, sec. 4)

Effect of a repealing Ordinance which substitutes new provisions [See 13 & 14 Vict. Cap. 21, sec, 6, and Straits Settlements Ord. No. 1 of 1888, sec. 4.]

Matters not affected by repoal of Ordinance in the absence of express provision. [See Straits Settlements Urd. No. 1 of 1888, sec. 4.)

Operation

of this Ordinance.

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