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No. 32 of 1915. IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION.

export manifests

to be

other party that, such cargo was imported into the Colony on board such ship or aircraft unless such other party proves affirmatively that such cargo was not in fact carried into the Colony on board such ship or aircraft;

(b) if any cargo appears on any export manifest furnished by the owners, charterers or agents of any ship or aircraft, or evidence of by the master of a ship or person in charge of an aircraft, before exportation;

or after the departure from the Colony of such ship or aircraft, it shall be presumed in favour of the Crown against any other party that such cargo was exported or was intended to be exported from the Colony on board such ship or aircraft, according as such ship or aircraft has actually left the Colony or not, unless such other party proves affirmatively that the said cargo was not exported or was not intended to be exported from the Colony on board such ship or aircraft, as the case may be;

certificates of British customs or consular

officers to be prima facie evidence.

Power of the Governor in Council to

(c) any certificate produced from official custody and pur- porting to be signed by any British customs or consular officer shall be primâ facie evidence of the truth of the matters stated therein.

11. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council in his absolute discretion to relax in any way, either generally or in relax provi- particular cases, any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of

sions.

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Offences.

any order made by him thereunder, to make such relaxation defeasible upon the happening of any event whatsoever and to withdraw any relaxation so granted.

12. Every person who-

(a) contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any order of the Governor in Council made thereunder, or who fails to observe any condition or restriction prescribed or to discharge any obligation imposed by or under this Ordinance. or by or under any such Order in Council; or

(b) imports or exports anything in contravention of any proclamation made in whole or in part under the powers conferred by the Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council of the 26th day of October, 1896, or any Order of His Majesty in Council amending or substituted for the same,

shall be deemed to commit an offence against this Ordinance.

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As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.