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HK Historical Laws 香港歷史法例 All

REGISTRATION OF BOOKS. [ 10 of 1888. ] 1017


( 7. ) The date of issue from the press of the publication ;
( 8. ) The number of sheets , leaves or pages ;
( 9. ) The size ;
( 10. ) The first, second, or other number of edition ;
( 11.) The number of copies of which the edition consists ;
( 12. ) Whether the book is printed or lithographed ;
( 13.) The price at which the book is sold to the public ;
and
( 14.) The name and residence of the proprietor of the
copyright or of any portion of such copyright;
such memorandum shall be made and registered in the case of
each book as soon as practicable after the delivery of the copies
thereof in manner aforesaid .
6. The memoranda registered during each quarter in the said memoranda
Publication of
catalogue shall be published in the Government Gazette as soon registered..
as may be after the end of such quarter and a copy of the
memoranda so published shall be sent to the said Secretary of
State for the Colonies.
7. Every printer who neglects to deliver three copies of any Penaltyfor
such book as is referred to in section 2 of this ordinance, or of non-delivery
of books by
any second or subsequent edition of any such book, to the officer printer.
and in the manner herein before prescribed, shall be liable to a
fine not exceeding twenty - five dollars.
8. Every publisher or other person , employing any such Penalty for
printer, who neglects to supply him in manner aforesaid with non-supply of
maps, prints or engravings finished and coloured as aforesaid publisher.
which may be necessary to enable such printer to comply with
the provisions of section 2 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
twenty - five dollars.
9. All pecuniary penalties imposed under this ordinance may recover
Modes ing
of
be recovered on summary prosecution before a Magistrate. penalties.
10. The Governor with the advice of the Executive Council Governor
Power of in
shall have power to make such rules as may be necessary or Council to
desirable for carrying out the objects of this ordinance and from make rules.
time to time to repeal, alter and add to such rules. All such
rules and all repeals and alterations thereof andadditions thereto
shall be published in the Government Gazette.
11. The Governor with the advice of the Executive Council Power of
Governor in
may by notification in the Government Gazette, exclude any Councilto
class of books from the operation of the whole or any part or exclude any
class of books
parts of this ordinance. from opera
tion of this
ordinance.
12. This ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be ment
Commence
of
proclaimed by the Governor. ordinance ,

[ In force from 2nd April, 1888, by proclamation 24th March, 1888.]

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