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ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1884. 11833


Peace Preservation.


Provided that this section shall not prevent the owner of any trading or fishing Licensed junks
may carry arins.
junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under section 38 of Ordinance 8 of
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1879 from having without licence on board• of his junk such arms as are reasonably
necessary for the protection of such junk on the high seas.

3. A Chinese person shall not have or carry any arms, save as authorised by the Chinese not to
carry arms.
Governor in Council.


The Governor in Council may from time to time at discretion grant to any Chinese
persons licences to have or carry arins subject to such conditions to be specified in the
licence as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and may from time to time at
discretion revoke any such licence.

4. Any person having or carrying or reasonably suspected of having or carrying Police may
arrest without
any arms in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by any a warrant.

Police officer, and, as soon as reasonably can be, conveyed before a Magistrate in order
to his being dealt with according to law.


5. The Governor may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant to Search warrant.
search in any houses, buildings, ships , vessels or places for any arms suspected to be
therein in contravention of this Ordinance.

The person named in such warrant with such constables and other persons as he
calls to his assistance may at any time enter into any house, building, ship, vessel or
place and there execute the warrant , and in case admittance is refused or is not obtained
within a reasonable time after it is first demanded such persons may enter by force in
order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall before

executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant .

Any arms, carried , had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordi
nance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty .

6. Any arms in the possession of persons not entitled to have the same which after Registration,
&c., of Arms
the passing of this Ordinance are given up voluntarily or taken under such circum given up.
stances as prove to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that they have not been
wilfully kept back in contravention of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be in the
possession of Her Majesty and the Governor shall provide for the deposit , registration,
valuation and care of the same. Provided that such arms may in the discretion of the

Governor in Council be returned to the owners thereof to have and carry under licence
under this Ordinance or for immediate exportation subject to such conditions as to the
Governor in Council may seem fit, and provided also that at any time the Governor
may instead of keeping or returning such arms if he think fit pay to the owners of the
same the value thereof to be assessed by the Registrar General, or the owners thereof
may demand payment of such value and such payment may be made out of the general
revenue of the Colony.