DEFENCES (SKETCHING PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1895

DEFENCES (SKETCHING PREVENTION) ORDINANCE, 1895

no. 1 of 1895.

an ordinance to prevent the sketching of defences.

[4th march, 1895.]

1. This ordinance may be cited as the defences (sketching
prevention) ordinance, 1895

1A. in this ordinance

(a) battery includes any battery, field-work or fortifica-
tion, or any portion thereof, within the colony or the waters
thereof.

(b) naval or military premises or anchorages includes
every place, whether on land or on water, which is reserved,
either wholly or in part and whether at intervals or
continuously, for naval or military operations or purposes.

(c) sketch includes any sketch, drawing, photograph,
negative, picture or painting.

as amended by law rev., ord., 1923.
as amended by no. 32 of 1914, and law rev., ord., 1923.





2.(1) it shall not be lawful for any person, whether a
british subject or an alien, to make or attempt to make or
have in his possession, custody, or control, any sketch of any
battery, or of any naval or military premises or anchorages,
or of any of his majesty's ships without the permission in
writing of the governor.

(2) such permission shall clearly and expressly state the
nature of the sketches which may be made or possessed
by the person to whom such permission is given, and the
place of which such sketches may be made.

3. every person who contravenes the provisions of section
2 shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any
term not exceeding three months; and further, all such
sketches shall be liable to forfeiture.

4. every person found in the immediate vicinity of any
battery, or of any naval or military premises or anchorages, or
of any of his majesty's ships, and with sketching, drawing,
photographic, or painting materials or apparatus in his
possession, with the intention of contravening the provisions
of section 2, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a
fine not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five dollars, or to
imprisonment for any term not exceeding one month.

4A. every person who, without lawful authority or excuse,
is found in or upon any battery, or in or upon any place,
whether fortified or not, which is set apart or reserved for
naval or military operations or purposes and which the general
public have no right to enter into or upon, shall be guilty of
an offence and shall upon summary conviction be liable to a
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment
for any term not exceeding six months.

5. it shall be lawful for the captain superintendent or
deputy superintendent of police or for any police officer
authorised by either of them, to search the baggage, apart-
ments, and premises of any person found committing any
offence against this ordinance, and to take possession of any

as amended by no. 32 of 1914.
as amended by by law rev, ord., 1923
as amended by no. 32 of 1914 and law am ord., 1923.
as amended by law am ord., 1923.

sketches which may appear to him to have been illegally
made, and to detain and deal with the same in such manner
as may be directed by a magistrate.

6. Any commissioned or non-commissioned officer in his
majesty's naval or military forces and any police officer may,
with or without any warrant or other process, apprehend or
cause to be apprehended any person offending against this
ordinance or suspected of so offending, and may bring him
or cause him to be brought before a magistrate for the
purpose of being dealt with according to law.

7. whenever it appears to any magistrate upon the oath
of any person of repute that thereis good cause to believe
that there is in any house, shop, room or other place any
sketch, in respect of which it may appear that an offence has
been committed against this ordinance, such magistrate may
by warrant directed to any european police officer empower
such officer to enter the same with such assistance as may be
necessary in the day-time and if necessary to use force by
breaking open doors or otherwise and search for and seize
any such sketch found therein, and to arrest any person who
may appear to have such articles so seized in his possession,
custody or control

[s. 8, rep. no. 26 of 1912.]
[Originally No. 1 of 1895. No. 32 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of sketching of battery, etc. Penalty. Penalty on person attempting to sketch battery, etc. Trespassing on fortifications or naval or military premises. Power to search for and seize illegal sketches, etc. Arrest of offender. Issue of search warrant.

[Originally No. 1 of 1895. No. 32 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of sketching of battery, etc. Penalty. Penalty on person attempting to sketch battery, etc. Trespassing on fortifications or naval or military premises. Power to search for and seize illegal sketches, etc. Arrest of offender. Issue of search warrant.

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