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CAP. 194]

[s. 4 cont.]

(Cap. 149.)

Air Armament Practice.

copies of such notice as they may require, and shall deliver not less than seven clear days before the practice commences, copies of such notice to such persons as the District Commissioner of the New Territories may specify.

(4) Such notice shall contain warnings to masters of vessels, or pilots of aircraft exempt from the operation of this Ordinance under section 10, to assist the carrying out of the practice by hastening through the practice range or in the case of vessels by consenting to be towed out of such area, if necessary, by any vessel acting under the orders of the Air Officer Commanding.

(5) No practice shall take place on any day which is a general holiday by virtue of the Holidays Ordinance: 6 of 1950, s.2. Provided that practice may take place over the Port Shelter Range described in paragraph (a) of the First Schedule hereto on any day which is not a Wednesday or a Sunday.

Practice signals. Third Schedule.

Offences

while practice

signals are displayed.

Offences and

provisions

5. Warning that practice is about to take place shall be given in the manner specified in the Third Schedule.

6. While warning is in force as given by the hoisting or display of signals as provided in section 5 that practice is taking place, then in respect of the area affected by the said warning-

(a) no person shall enter or remain within the area, nor bring, take or suffer to remain therein any vessel, aircraft or thing, except as provided in section 10;

(b) no vessel shall be employed in fishing in the area;

(c) no pleasure boat shall cruise in the area;

(d) no vessel shall anchor or remain anchored in or ground on the area;

(e) no aircraft shall alight on, remain in or travel upon the area;

(f) in the event of any vessel or aircraft being from any cause within the area, the master or pilot or other person in charge thereof shall use his utmost endeavours to pass out of the area without loss of time.

7. (1) No person shall trawl, dredge or search for or otherwise interfere with any practice bomb, bullet, shell or rocket projectile or portions thereof within the practice area relating to the recovery of projectiles.

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