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CAP. 241] Emergency (Principal) Regulations. [1967 Ed. [Subsidiary]
Unlawful possession of and dealing with arms, etc., belonging to military or police forces.
G.N.A. 174/50.
Escape from custody.
Prohibition of uniforms, emblems, etc.
114. (1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, the burden of proof of which shall lie upon him-
(a) detains, buys, exchanges or receives, from any member of Her Majesty's regular forces or local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve, or of the Police Force, or from any deserter from any such forces or from any person acting for or on behalf of any of the persons aforesaid;
(b) solicits or entices any of the said persons to sell, make away with, or dispose of;
(c) is employed by any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), knowing him to belong to one or other of such forces or to be a deserter from any of such forces, to sell, make away with, or dispose of; or
(d) detains, sells, exchanges, hands over, makes away with, receives or has in his possession,
any arms, ammunition, explosives, clothing, accoutrements, medals or other appointments, furnished for the use of any of the said forces or any chattel being the property of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or the Government of Hong Kong or any Department of either of such Governments, or any chattel which has been in the supply of, or which has been imported into the Colony, for the use of, the Navy, Army or Air Force Institutes, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, if the offence is in respect of arms, ammunition or explosives, on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for life, and shall, if the offence is in respect of clothing, accoutrements, medals or other appointments, on conviction be liable to the penalties prescribed in regulation 136.
115. Any person who escapes from any custody in which he is lawfully held shall be guilty of an offence.
116. (1) The Governor may, if he considers it in the public interest so to do, by order prohibit the manufacture, sale, use, display or possession of any flag, banner, badge, emblem, device, uniform or distinctive dress.
(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of an order made under this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any article in respect of which an offence has been committed under this regulation may be seized and destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Governor may direct, whether or not the identity of the offender is known and whether or not any prosecution has been commenced in respect of the offence.
P 76
CAP. 241]
Emergency (Principal) Regulations.
[1967 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Unlawful
possession of and dealing
with arms, etc., belonging to military or
police forces.
G.N.A. 174/50.
Escape from custody.
Prohibition of uniforms, emblems, etc.
114. (1) Any person who, without lawful authority or reason- able excuse, the burden of proof of which shall lie upon him-
(a) detains, buys, exchanges or receives, from any member of Her Majesty's regular forces or local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve, or of the Police Force, or from any deserter from any such forces or from any person acting for or on behalf of any of the persons aforesaid;
(b) solicits or entices any of the said persons to sell, make
away with, or dispose of;
(c) is employed by any of the persons mentioned in sub- paragraph (a), knowing him to belong to one or other of such forces or to be a deserter from any of such forces, to sell, make away with, or dispose of; or
(d) detains, sells, exchanges, hands over, makes away with,
receives or has in his possession,
any arms, ammunition, explosives, clothing, accoutrements, medals or other appointments, furnished for the use of any of the said forces or any chattel being the property of Her Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom or the Government of Hong Kong or any Department of either of such Governments, or any chattel which has been in the supply of, or which has been imported into the Colony, for the use of, the Navy, Army or Air Force Institutes. shall be guilty of an offence and shall, if the offence is in respect of arms, ammunition or explosives, on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for life, and shall, if the offence is in respect of clothing, accoutrements, medals or other appointments, on conviction be liable to the penalties prescribed in regulation 136.
115. Any person who escapes from any custody in which he is lawfully held shall be guilty of an offence.
116. (1) The Governor may, if he considers it in the public interest so to do, by order prohibit the manufacture, sale, use, display or possession of any flag, banner, badge, emblem, device, uniform or distinctive dress.
(2) Any person who contravenes any provision of an order made under this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any article in respect of which an offence has been com- mitted under this regulation may be seized and destroyed or other- wise dealt with as the Governor may direct, whether or not the identity of the offender is known and whether or not any prosecu- tion has been commenced in respect of the offence.
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