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PUBLIC LIGHTING.

No. 13 of 1914.

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5. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commission of an offence against section 4 to seize the said offender and to deliver him to any constable or to a magistrate; and no warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the apprehension of any such offender.

6. When any damage or injury has been occasioned to any of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided under this Ordinance by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person has not made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of a magistrate, on complaint thereof made, to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and expenses.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect any liability imposed by section 93 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1935, upon the owners of the land fronting, adjoining or abutting on any street on land held under lease from the Crown on which buildings front, adjoin or abut.

No. 14 of 1914, repealed by No. 8 of 1921.

No. 15 of 1914.

An Ordinance for more effectually preventing the publication of obscene books, pictures, and other articles.

[Originally No. 15 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord, 1939.]

[5th June, 1914.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Obscene Publications Ordinance, 1914.

2. When it appears to any justice of the peace upon the oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to believe that any obscene or indecent books, papers, writings, prints, and seize articles kept for publication.

+ As amended by No. 18 of 1935 [1.1.36] and Law Rev. Ord., 1939.

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PUBLIC LIGHTING. No. 13 of 1914. 1309 5. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commission of an offence against section 4 to seize the said offender and to deliver him to any constable or to a magistrate; and no warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the apprehension of any such offender. 6. When any damage or injury has been occasioned to any of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided under this Ordinance by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person has not made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of a magistrate, on complaint thereof made, to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and expenses. 7. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to affect any liability imposed by section 93 of the Buildings Ordinance, 1935, upon the owners of the land fronting, adjoining or abutting on any street on land held under lease from the Crown on which buildings front, adjoin or abut. No. 14 of 1914, repealed by No. 8 of 1921. No. 15 of 1914. An Ordinance for more effectually preventing the publication of obscene books, pictures, and other articles. [Originally No. 15 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord, 1939.] [5th June, 1914.] 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Obscene Publications Ordinance, 1914. 2. When it appears to any justice of the peace upon the oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to believe that any obscene or indecent books, papers, writings, prints, and seize articles kept for publication. + As amended by No. 18 of 1935 [1.1.36] and Law Rev. Ord., 1939.
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PUBLIC LIGHTING.

No. 13 of 1914.

1309

warrant of

5. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commis- Apprehen- sion of an offence against section 4 to seize the said offender sion without and to deliver him to any constable or to a magistrate; and no offender warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the apprehension against of any such offender.

section 4.

paid for

6. When any damage or injury has been occasioned to any Compensa- of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided under this tion to be Ordinance by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such damage person has not made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of a magistrate, on complaint thereof made, to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and

expenses.

other than wilful.

Ordinance

7. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed Saving of to affect any liability imposed by section 93 of the Buildings No. 18 of Ordinance, 1935, upon the owners of the land fronting, adjoin- 1935, s. 93. ing or abutting on any street on land held under lease from the Crown on which buildings front, adjoin or abut.

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No. 14 of 1914, repealed by No. 8 of 1921.

No. 15 of 1914.

An Ordinance for more effectually preventing the publication

of obscene books, pictures, and other articles.

[Originally

No. 15 of 1914.

Law Rev. Ord, 1939.]

[5th June, 1914.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Obscene Publications Short title. Ordinance, 1914.

2. When it appears to any justice of the peace upon the Warrant to oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to believe search for that any obscene or indecent books, papers, writings, prints, obscene

+ As amended by No. 18 of 1935 [1.1.36] and Law Rev. Ord., 1939.

and seize

articles kept for publica. tion.

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