FOREIGN SILVER AND NICKEL COIN ORDINANCE, 1913

FOREIGN SILVER AND NICKEL COIN ORDINANCE, 1913

No. 15 of 1913.
An Ordinance to prohibit the importation and circulation
of certalin foreign coins.

[1st March, 1914.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign Silver and
Nickel Coin Ordinance, 19113.

2.-(1) In this Ordinance,

(a) Foreign silver coin means any coin coinposed
wholly or partly of silver other than those coins specified in
Her Majesty's Order in Council, entitled the Hongkong
(Coinage) Order, 1895, dated the 2nd day of February, 1895,
and published in the Gazette of the 30th day of March,
1895.

(b) Nickel coin means any coin composed wholly or
partly of nickel or other,white metal not including silver.

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
Revenue officers may arrest without warrant in respect of offences against the
provisions of this Ordinance. See No. 2 of 1917.





(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance,
(a) a person shall be deemed to import foreign silver or
nickel coin if he brings or causes to be brought into the
Colony any foreign silver or nickel coin the face value of the
aggregate amount of which exceeds ten dollars;
(b) a person shall be deemed to circulate foreign silver or
nickel coin if he tenders, utters, buys, sells, receives, pays or
puts off any foreign silver or nickel coin in the Colony.

3. The importation into and circulation in the Colony of
any foreign silver or nickel coin are prohibited.

4.-(1) Every person who imports or attempts to import
into the Colony any foreign silver or nickel coin shall be
guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance
and shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
coin imported under a licence in writing under the hand of
the Colonial Secretary. Every such licence shall specify the
terms on which such coin may be imported.

(3) Every person importing coin under any such licence
who fails to comply with any of the terms of such licence,
shall upon summary conviction be liable to the fine and for-
feiture to which he would have been liable if the licence had
not been granted.

5. Every person who circulates or attempts to circulate
any foreign silver or nickel coin in the Colony shall be
guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance
and shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding fifty dollars.

6. Every person who shall be found in the Colony to be
in possession otherwise than in accordance with the terms of
a licence granted under the provisions of section 4 (2) of
any foreign silver or nickel coin the face value of the

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924. The provisions of this section wore
suspended by G.N. No. 67 of 1914.





aggregate of which exceeds fifty dollars shall be guilty of In
offence against the provisions of this Ordinance and shall
upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding the
face value of the aggregate of the coin so found in his
possession.

6A. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to
order that the whole or any part of the provisions of sections
4 and 6 shall be suspended for such period and in such parts
of the Colony as may in the opinion of the Governor in
Council be desirable.

7. If any person is convicted of any offence against the
provisions of this Ordinance, the magistrate shall order all
the foreign silver or nickel coin in respect of which the
offence has been committed to be confiscated and the same
shall be forfeited: Provided however that if, in the event of
any person being convicted of an offence against the pro-
visions of section 4 (1), the ma istrate is satisfied that the
coin imported or attempted to be imported was not intended
for use in the Colony, the coin so imported or attempted to be
imported shall not be so ordered by him to be confiscated
and forfeited.

[s. 8, incorp. in s. 2 by Law Revision Ordinance,
1924.]

9. The provisions of sections 5 and 6 shall not apply to
any bona fide banker or licensed money-changer.

[ss. 10 and 11, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]

No. 16 of 1913, incorporated. in No. 34 of 1910.

No. 17 of 1913, incorporated. in No. 10 of 1902.

No. 18 of 1913, repealed by No. 23 of 1914.

No. 19 of 1913, incorporated in No. 1 of 1871.

As amended by No. 1 of 1914 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924. See G.N. No. 67 of 1914.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
[Originally No.15 of 1913. No.1 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Interpretation. Importation and circulation. Prohibition of importation and circulation of foreign coin. Penalty for importing foreign coin. Special licence to import. Penalty for breach of terms of licence. Penalty for circulation of foreign coin. Penalty for being in possession of foreign coin. Power to Governor in Council to suspend operation of sections 4 and 6. Confiscation of foreign coin in respect of which offence has been committed. Exemption of bankers and money-changers.

[Originally No.15 of 1913. No.1 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Interpretation. Importation and circulation. Prohibition of importation and circulation of foreign coin. Penalty for importing foreign coin. Special licence to import. Penalty for breach of terms of licence. Penalty for circulation of foreign coin. Penalty for being in possession of foreign coin. Power to Governor in Council to suspend operation of sections 4 and 6. Confiscation of foreign coin in respect of which offence has been committed. Exemption of bankers and money-changers.

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