CAP. 228]
[8. 8 cont.]
(Cap. 211.)
22 of 1950. Schedule.
Occupying
etc. Crown land without a licence.
11 of 1949, s. 8.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
Summary Offences.
or any part thereof, or any wall or bank or any part thereof, other than such walls and banks as are specified in section 19 of the Malicious Damage Ordinance,
shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for three months.
9. (1) No person shall, except under and in accordance with a current licence or permit from the Director of Public Works or from the District Commissioner or other lawful authority, occupy or continue to occupy, or erect or maintain any structure whatsoever upon, or place or maintain any thing upon or in, any land which is not held under lease from the Crown.
(2) Upon the conviction of any person of an offence against the provisions of subsection (1), it shall be lawful for a magistrate, in lieu of or in addition to any penalty which he may impose, by order to authorize the forcible eviction of any person from the land and the demolition of any structure erected thereon and the removal of any thing placed thereon or therein.
(3) If the offender cannot be ascertained or cannot be found or does not appear, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon proof of any contravention of the provisions of subsection (1), to make any such order as he might have made upon the conviction of the offender.
(4) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and shall also be liable to pay the cost of the demolition of any structure or the removal of any thing demolished or removed under an order made under this section.
17 of 1934 s. 2. (5) This section shall not apply in the case of any scaffolding of wood or bamboo necessarily erected for the removal of a dead body, provided that no such scaffolding shall be maintained for more than forty-eight hours from the time of its erection except with the permission in writing of the Commissioner of Police.
Alteration of ship with a view to
smuggling,
etc.
10. (1) Any person who alters in any way the construction of any ship or of any part thereof or any fittings
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CAP. 228]
[8. 8 cont.]
(Cap. 211.)
22 of 1950. Schedule.
Occupying
etc. Crown land without a licence.
11 of 1949, s. 8.
22 of 1950, Schedule.
Summary Offences.
or any part thereof, or any wall or bank or any part thereof, other than such walls and banks as are specified in section 19 of the Malicious Damage Ordinance,
shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for three months.
9. (1) No person shall, except under and in accord- ance with a current licence or permit from the Director of Public Works or from the District Commissioner or other lawful authority, occupy or continue to occupy, or erect or maintain any structure whatsoever upon, or place or maintain any thing upon or in, any land which is not held under lease from the Crown.
(2) Upon the conviction of any person of an offence against the provisions of subsection (1), it shall be lawful for a magistrate, in lieu of or in addition to any penalty which he may impose, by order to authorize the forcible. eviction of any person from the land and the demolition of any structure erected thereon and the removal of any thing placed thereon or therein.
(3) If the offender cannot be ascertained or cannot be found or does not appear, it shall be lawful for a magis- trate, upon proof of any contravention of the provisions of subsection (1), to make any such order as he might have made upon the conviction of the offender.
(4) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and shall also be liable to pay the cost of the demolition of any structure or the removal of any thing demolished or removed under an order made under this
section.
17 of 1934 s. 2. (5) This section shall not apply in the case of any scaffolding of wood or bamboo necessarily erected for the removal of a dead body, provided that no such scaffolding shall be maintained for more than forty-eight hours from the time of its erection except with the permission in writing of the Commissioner of Police.
Alteration of ship with a view to
smuggling,
etc.
10. (1) Any person who alters in any way the con- struction of any ship or of any part thereof or any fittings
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