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ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1875 . 1381


Naval Stores.


No. 9 of 1875.

An Ordinance for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Title.
Naval Stores.

[ 13th July, 1875. ]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong , with the advice of the Preamble.
B
Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

1. This Ordinance may be cited as " The Naval Stores Ordinance , Short title.

( Hongkong ) 1875. "
2. In this Ordinance : Interpreta
tion of terms.
The term " The Admiralty " means the Lord High Admiral " The Admi
ralty."
of the United Kingdom , or the Commissioners for executing
the office of Lord High Admiral, and shall be deemed to include
the officer in command of Her Majesty's naval forces in the
Colony.
The term " Dealer in Marine Stores " means a person " Dealer in
Marine
dealing in buying and selling anchors, cables , sails, or old junk , Stores."
old iron, or marine stores of any description .
The term " Dealer in Old Metals " shall mean any person " Dealer in
Old Metals."
dealing in buying and selling old metal, scrap metal , broken
metal, or partly manufactured metal goods, or defaced or old

metal goods , and whether such person deals in such articles
only, or together with second hand goods or marine stores ;
and the term " Old Metal " shall mean the said articles .

The term " In Her Majesty's Service, " when applied to "In Her
Majesty's
persons, applies also to persons in the employment of the Service."

Admiralty.
The term " Stores " includes all goods and chattels and "Stores."
any single store or article.

3. No person shall , after the commencement of this Ordinance, use Licence to
carry on the
or exercise the trade or business of a dealer in marine stores , or a dealer trade of a
dealer in ma
in old metals, unless he be the holder of a licence for that purpose . rine stores or
old metal
necessary.

4. Every such licence shall be granted by and held at the discretion Licences to
be granted by
of the Governor on such conditions as to fees and subject to such regula- the Governor
subject, &c.
tions as shall, from time to time, be prescribed by the Governor in
Council.