THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1885.
Any surety may withdraw from such security on giving notice in writing to the Harbour Master, but such with- drawal shall not affect his responsibility in relation to any spirits landed before such notice shall have been served upon the Harbour Master.
21. When a permit to land spirits has been issued to any importer it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master or for an officer deputed by him to superintend such landing, and the storage of the spirits, and to mark the boxes, cases, bottles, or casks in any way which to the Harbour Master may appear necessary.
22. Whenever any ship shall arrive in this Colony having on boar any spirits which are neither entered on the manifest nor form part of the ship's stores, the master, or other person responsible for the custody of such spirits shall give notice to the Harbour Master of the quantity and description of such spirits within twenty-four hours after the arrival of the ship and shall pay the duty thereon. Such spirits shall be subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance as if stored on land in the Colony.
23. Whoever shall intend to export any spirits from the Colony shall forward to the Harbour Master à notice in the form of Schedule G, whereupon the Harbour Master shall issue to such person an exportation permit in the form of Schedule H. The spirits, if in bond, may then be exported. If they are not in bond the Harbour Master shall, when he is satisfied that such spirits have left the Colony, either credit the owner of them with the amount of duty originally charged on the quantity of spirits exported, or, if such duty shall have been actually paid, shall refund it to such owner by an Order on the Treasury in the form of Schedule I.
24. No refund of duty shall be made on the ground of any leakage or deficiency which may have taken place between the times of import and export.
25. Neglect or omission to export any spirits taken out of bond under an exportation permit shall be considered an offence under this Ordinance.
26. The Harbour Master may, on the coming into operation of this Ordinance, require from every dealer in spirits an account in writing of the quantity and description of spirits he owns, and the provisions of Sections 19, 20, and 21 of this Ordinance shall thereupon apply to the payment of duty on such spirits.
27. The Harbour Master shall grant a receipt in the form of Schedule J for every sum of money received by him under this Ordinance as duty and such receipt shall be exempt from Stamp duty.
28. No fees shall be charged to the public for any permit which the Harbour Master is required by this Ordinance to give.
29. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint Excise Officers for the purposes of this Ordinance, and such Excise Officers shall wear such uniform or badge as the Governor may direct, without which uniform or badge such Excise Oflicers shall do no official act, and all such Excise Officers shall have the same powers as a l'olice Constable has under this Ordinance, and be liable to be punished for misconduct as Police Constables would be for any misconduct, whilst acting, or assuming to act, under this Ordinance :
(1.) Any person assaulting or resisting, aiding or in- citing any person to assault or resist any such Excise Officer in the execution of his duty shall be liable to the same peualties as if the Excise Officer were a Police Officer.
(2.) The possession of a badge of the same kind as that of an Excise Officer not satisfactorily accounted for, and the assuming to be or act as an Excise Officer, are hereby declared offences under this Ordinance.
Distilleries.
30. No person shall make, distil, or rectify any spirits, or shall knowingly keep or have in his possession any still or other utensil, or apparatus, for distilling or making or rectifying spirits without a licence under this Ordinance: Provided however that all persons holding licences under Ordinance 3 of 1869 may have their licences renewed under this Ordinance from time to time upon such consider- ations and conditions and for such periods as to the Governor in Council may seem fit.
Superintend-
ence,
Arrival of Vessel with Spirits.
(88. 0.23.)
Exports.
(SS. 0. 24)
Leakage.
Neglect to export.
(83. 0. 24. 3.)
Stocks in hand.
(SS. 0.36)
Receipts.
(58.0. 4.)
Fess.
(88. O. 71.)
Excise Offlera, (SS. O. 67.)
T'aifeensch distilling prohibited.
41, and 2 of vw.)
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