1142
Title.
Preamble.
Certain goods and articles to be deemed dangerous.
[29 & 30 Vic. c. 69, s. 1.]
Definition of petroleum.
[34 & 35 Vic. c. 105, s. 3.]
Bye-laws as to ship carrying
[34 & 35 Vic. c. 105.]
ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1872.
Explosive Substances.
No. 12 of 1872.
An Ordinance to regulate the Manufacture, Importation, Storage and Carriage of Explosive Substances.
[25th September, 1872.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the manufacture, importation, storage and carriage of explosive substances: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. The goods or articles commonly known as nitro-glycerine or glonoine oil, petroleum, gun cotton, cartridges, and fulminating mercury shall be deemed to be specially dangerous within the meaning of this Ordinance.
2. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the term "Petroleum" includes kerosene oil, rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, oil made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale, peat, or other bituminous substance, and any products of petroleum, or any of the above-mentioned oils.
3. The Governor in Council shall have power to make bye-laws for regulating the dangerous goods, place or places at which ships carrying any of the goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies are to be moored in any of the harbors of the Colony, and are to land their cargo and for regulating the time and mode of, and the precautions to be taken on such landing.
[34 & 35 Vic. c. 105, s. 4, 4.]
Notice by owner or master of ship carrying dangerous goods.
[34 & 35 Vic. c. 105, s. 5.]
Every such bye-law when made shall be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, and may be from time to time altered or repealed by a bye-law made and published in like manner.
Where any ship or cargo is moored, landed or otherwise dealt with in contravention of any bye-law for the time being in force, the owner and master of such ship, or the owner of such cargo, as the case may be, shall each incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars for each day during which such contravention continues, and it shall be lawful for the Harbor Master or any other person acting under the orders of the Harbor Master to cause such ship or cargo to be removed at the expense of the owner thereof to such place as may be in conformity with the said bye-law, and all expenses incurred in such removal may be recovered in the same manner in which penalties are by this Ordinance made recoverable.
4. The owner or master of every ship carrying a cargo any part of which consists of the goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies, on entering any harbor shall give notice of the nature of such cargo to the Harbor Master, and shall furnish him with a true copy of the manifest of such goods or articles.
If such notice is not given, and manifest furnished, the owner and master of such ship shall each incur a penalty not exceeding the sum of two thousand dollars, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court before which the case is tried that neither
1142
Title.
Preamble.
Certain goods and articles to be deemed dan- gerous.
[291d 80, Vic. c. 69, s. 1.1
Definition of petroleum.
134 & 85, Vic. c.
105, s. 3.1
Bye-laws as to ship carrying
[34 & 35. Vic. c.
ORDINANCE No. 12 or 1872.
Explosive Substances.
No. 12 of 1872.
An Ordinance to regulate the Manufacture, Importation, Storage and
Carriage of Explosive Substances.
W
[25th September, 1872.]
HEREAS it is expedient to regulate the manufacture, importation, storage and carriage of explosive substances: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. The goods or articles commonly known as nitro-glycerine or glonoine oil, petroleum, gun cotton, cartridges, and fulminating mercury shall be deemed to be specially dangerous within the meaning of this Ordinance.
2. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the term "Petroleum" includes kerosene oil, rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, oil made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale, peat, or other bituminous substance, and any products of petroleum, or any of the above.
mentioned oils.
3. The Governor in Council shall have power to make bye-laws for regulating the dangerous goods. place or places at which ships carrying any of the goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies are to be moored in any of the harbors of the Colony, and are to land their cargo and for regulating the time and mode of, and the precautions to be taken on such landing.
105, 4, 4.]
Notice by owner
or master of ship carrying dan- gerons goods.
34 & 35, Vic. c.
105, s. 5.]
Every such bye-law when made shall be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, and may be from time to time altered or repealed by a bye-law made and published in like manner.
Where any ship or cargo is moored, landed or otherwise dealt with in contraven- tion of any bye-law for the time being in force, the owner and master of such ship, or the owner of such cargo, as the case may be, shall each incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars for each day during which such contravention continues, and it shall be lawful for the Harbor Master or any other person acting under the orders of the Harbor Master to cause such ship or cargo to be removed at the expense of the owner thereof to such place as may be in conformity with the said bye-law, and all expenses incurred in such removal may be recovered in the same manner in which penalties are by this Ordinance made recoverable.
4. The owner or master of every ship carrying a cargo any part of which consists of the goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies, on entering any harbor shall give notice of the nature of such cargo to the Harbor Master, and shall furnish him with a true copy of the manifest of such goods or articles.
If such notice is not given, and manifest furnished, the owner and master of such ship shall each incur a penalty not exceeding the sum of two thousand dollars, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court before which the case is tried that neither
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