ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1887.
Arms.
10. Upon the trial of any information for furnishing such false return the Magistrate may if he thinks fit, issue a warrant to search any house, store or place where such arms are alleged to be kept or stored, and any Police officer to whom the said warrant is directed may with or without assistance and using force if necessary enter any house, store or place in the said warrant mentioned and search for such arms.
11. A Magistrate may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant to search in any houses, buildings, ships, vessels or places for any arms suspected to be therein in contravention of this Ordinance.
The person so named in such warrant with such constables and other persons as he calls to his assistance, may at any time enter into any house, building, ship, vessel or place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or is not obtained within a reasonable time after it is first demanded, such persons may enter by force in order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall before executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant.
Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordinance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.
12. The Governor may establish a central store or magazine for the safe keeping and storing of all arms and ammunitions, and shall give notice in the Government Gazette of such selection and of the situation of the said store or magazine.
13. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council during the continuance of any proclamation issued under the provisions 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 said Governor in Council are not in safe keeping or custody. All orders made under this section shall forthwith be published in the Government Gazette.
14. 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 section 13 of this Ordinance, shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.
15. 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.
16. The following Ordinance is hereby repealed:
Ordinance 14 of 1870, section 18.
[All repealed by Ordinance No. 14 of 1889.]
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Power of Magistrate to issue warrant to search for arms.
Magistrate may issue warrant for search of arms.
{ Ibid, sec. 5 altered.]
Arms found or carried to be forfeited.
Governor may establish central store for arms, &c.
Governor may order removal to central store of all arms.
*[ No. 15]
Penalty for refusing to deliver up arms.
Power of Governor to make rules.
Repeal.
ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1887.
Arms.
10. Upon the trial of any information for furnishing such false return the Magistrate may if he thinks fit, issue a warrant to search any house, store or place where such arms are alleged to be kept or stored, and any Police officer to whom the said warrant is directed may with or without assistance and using force if necessary enter any house, store or place in the said warrant mentioned and search for such arms.
11. A Magistrate may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant to search in any houses, buildings, ships, vessels or places for any arms suspected to be therein in contravention of this Ordinance.
The person so named in such warrant with such constables and other persons as he calls to his assistance, may at any time enter into any house, building, ship, vessel or place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or is not obtained within a reasonable time after it is first demanded, such persons may enter by force in order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall before executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant.
Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordi- nance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.
12. The Governor may establish a central store or magazine for the safe keeping and storing of all arms and ammunitions, and shall give notice in the Government Gazette of such selection and of the situation of the said store or magazine.
13. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council during the continuance of any proclamation issued under the provisions 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 said Governor in Council are not in safe keeping or custody. All orders made under this section shall forthwith be published in the Government Gazette.
14. 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 section 13 of this Ordinance, shall on conviction" before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.
15. 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.
16. The following Ordinance is hereby repealed:
Ordinance 14 of 1870, section 18.
[All repealed by Ordinance No. 14 of 1889.]
2101
Power of Magistrate to issue warrant to search for arms.
Magistrate may issue warrant for search of arms.
{ Ibid, sec. 5 altered.]
Arms found or carried to be forfeited.
Governor may establish central store for arins, &c.
Governor may order removal to central store of all arms.
*[ No. 15]
Penalty for refusing to deliver up arms.
Power of Governor to make rules.
Repeal.
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