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(2) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of sections 6, 7 (2) or 34, and every person who obstructs any search, seizure, removal or detention authorised by this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months, and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(3) For every offence against this Ordinance for which no specific penalty is provided the offender shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
34.-(1) No person shall send any letter out of the Colony except through the post.
Prohibition of sending or conveying letters out of the Colony except through post or under authority of Postmaster General.
(2) No person shall convey any letter out of the Colony except under the authority of the Postmaster General.
(3) This section shall not apply to any bona fide consignees' letter which relates solely to goods or merchandise on board the vessel by which such consignees' letter is forwarded: Provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 (2), it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to order that this section shall apply to such letters and thereupon it shall so apply accordingly.
35.-(1) No person shall send or attempt to send a postal packet which either-
Prohibition of sending by post explosive, dangerous substance, filth, noxious or deleterious substance, sharp instrument, living creature, indecent or obscene prints, words, etc.
(a) incloses any explosive, any dangerous substance, any dangerous filth, any noxious or deleterious substance, any sharp instrument not properly protected, any living creature which is either noxious or likely to injure other postal packets in course of conveyance or an officer of the Post Office, or any article or thing whatsoever which is likely to injure either other postal packets in course of conveyance or an officer of the Post Office; or
(b) incloses any indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any indecent or obscene article whether similar to the above or not; or
* As amended by No. 17 of 1915 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924,
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(2) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of sections 6, 7 (2) or 34, and every person who obstructs any search, seizure, removal or detention authorised by this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable upon conviction either summarily or on indictment to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months, and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(3) For every offence against this Ordinance for which no specific penalty is provided the offender shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
34.-(1) No person shall send any letter out of the Colony Prohibition of except through the post.
sending or conveying letters out of
(2) No person shall convey any letter out of the Colony the Colony ex- except under the authority of the Postmaster General.
cept through post or under authority of Postmaster General.
*
(3) This section shall not apply to any bona fide consignees' Consignees' letter which relates solely to goods or merchandise on board letters the vessel by which such consignees' letter is forwarded: excepted. Provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 (2), it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to order that this section shall apply to such letters and thereupon it shall so apply accordingly.
35.-(1) No person shall send or attempt to send a postal Prohibition packet which either-
of sending by post explosive,
prints, words,
(a) incloses any explosive, any dangerous substance, any dangerous filth, any noxious or deleterious substance, any sharp instru- substance, ment not properly protected, any living creature which is or indecent either noxious or likely to injure other postal packets in etc. course of conveyance or an officer of the Post Office, or any † article or thing whatsoever which is likely to injure either other postal packets in course of conveyance or an officer of the Post Office; or
(b) incloses any indecent or obscene print, painting, photo- graph, lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any indecent or obscene article whether similar to the above or not; or
* As amended by No. 17 of 1915 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924,
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