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ORDINANCE. No. 12 of 1872.

Explosive Substances.

the owner nor the master knew the nature of the goods to which the proceedings relate, nor could with reasonable diligence have obtained such knowledge.

5. Where any of the goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies:-

(a.) Are sent or conveyed by land or water between any two places in the Colony; or,

(b.) Are sold or exposed for sale;

the vessel or case containing such goods or articles shall have attached thereto a label in conspicuous characters, in English and Chinese, stating the description of the goods or articles with the addition "specially dangerous," and with the addition:

(a.) In the case of a vessel or package sent or conveyed, of the name and address of the sender.

(b.) In the case of a vessel or package sold or exposed for sale, of the name and address of the vendor.

All goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies which are sent, conveyed, sold or exposed for sale, in contravention of this section, shall, together with the vessel or package containing the same, be forfeited, and in addition thereto the person sending, selling, or exposing for sale the same shall for each offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

6. Save as hereinafter mentioned, after the passing of this Ordinance, goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies shall not be kept except in pursuance of a licence by the Governor. Licences may be granted for a limited time and may be subject to renewal or not in such manner as the Governor may deem expedient.

There may be annexed to any such licence such conditions as to the mode of storage, the nature and situation of the premises in which, and the nature of the goods with which the goods or articles to which this Ordinance applies are to be stored, the mode of carrying such goods or articles within the Colony, and generally as to the safe keeping of such goods or articles as may to the Governor in Council seem expedient.

Any licensee violating any of the conditions of his licence shall be deemed to be an unlicensed person. There shall be charged, in respect of each licence granted in pursuance of this Ordinance, one dollar.

All goods or articles kept in contravention of this section shall, together with the vessels or packages containing the same, be forfeited, and in addition thereto the occupier of the place in which such goods or articles are so kept shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars a day for each day during which such goods or articles are so kept.

This section shall not apply to any such goods or articles kept either for private use or for sale, provided the following conditions are complied with:

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Label on vessels or cases containing dangerous goods.

[34 & 35, Vic. c. 105, s. 6.]

Regulations as to storage of dangerous goods. [34 & 35, Vic. c. 105, s. 7.]