REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916

REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916

No. 6 of 1916.

An Ordinance to provide for the registration of certain
persons.
[23rd June, 1916.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Registration of
Persons Ordinance, 1916.

2.-(1) Every person, except the persons specified in the
First Schedule, who is in the Colony at the commencement
of this Ordinance shall within one month of such commence-
ment, unless such person shall have departed from the
Colony within the said period of one month, furnish to the
Captain Superintendent of Police a return of the particulars
specified in the Second Schedule.
(2) Every person, except the persons specified In the First
Schedule, who shall hereafter arrive in the Colony shall
within one week of such arrival, unless such person shall
have departed from the Colony within the said period of one
week, furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police a
return of the particulars specified in the Second Schedule:
Provided that it shall not be necessary for any person to
furnish a return under this sub-section who shall have
previously, furnished a return under sub-section (1).

(3) Every person who shall hereafter cease to fall within
the excepted classes specified in the First Schedule, whether
on account of a change in the status of such person or on
account of an alteration in the said Schedule or for any other
cause, shall within one week of his so ceasing to fall within
the said excepted classes, unless such person shall have

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.





departed from the Colony within the said period of one
week, furnish to the Captain Superintendent of Police a
return of the particulars specified in the Second Schedule.
(4) Every return required under this section shall be
signed legibly by the person to whom it relates, and such
signature shall be witnessed by some person of full age
resident in the Colony who shall add his place of residence
to his signature.

(5) No person shall furnish untrue particulars in any,
such return.

3.-(1) Every person, except the persons specified in the
First Schedule, shall on receipt of a notice in the form in
the Third Schedule, whether he intends to remain in the
Colony or not, attend at the time and place named in such
notice.

(2) Every such notice shall be signed by a police officer
not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent.

(3) Every person, except the persons specified in the
First Schedule, shall truthfully and fully answer all questions
and inquiries put to him by any police officer relating to
the particulars specified in the Second Schedule.

(4) Every person, except the persons specified in the First
Schedule, shall disclose and produce to any police officer on
demand all documents in the possession or under the control
of such person tending directly or indirectly to establish the
truth or falsity of any of the said particulars.

4. No person employed in receiving, collecting, correct-
ing, completing, or filing the returns, or otherwise in the
compilation or maintenance of the register, or the tabulation
of the contents thereof, and no person using the returns or
register, shall without lawful authority communicate any
information acquired in the course of his employment, or
from such use.

5. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council-

(a) to amend in any way whatsoever any of the Schedules
to this Ordinance; and

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924. See also G.N. No. 106 of 1917.
(Change of residence).





(b) to make regulations requiring the notification to the
Captain Superintendent of Police of changes in any of the
particulars specified in the Second Schedule.

6. Every person who acts in contravention of or falls to
comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any
regulation made thereunder shall upon summary conviction
be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and in the case
of a continuing offence to a further fine not exceeding ten
dollars for each day during which the offence continues.


FIRST SCHEDULE. [ss. 2 and 3.]
(1) Members of His Majesty's regular naval or military forces.
(2) Consular officers of foreign states.


(3) The wives and daughters of persons included in the two classes
specified above so long as such persons are resident in the Colony.
(4) Persons of Chinese race.
(5) Persons not exceeding 18 years of age.

SECOND SCHEDULE. [ss. 2, 3 & 5.]
Name in full ................................................................................
Sex ..age .....single, married or widowed
Place of birth . Nationality
Whether remaining in the Colony +
..................................................
Local residence ...............................................
Profession or occupation ........................
Name of employer (if any) ..............................................................
Business address of employer ...........................................................
Nature of employer's business ..........................................................
.Niaval, inilitary or police service (if any) ...
.........................

Signature .................................


Date .........; 19
Witness .................................

Address .................................

e.g., passing through , indefinitely , about mouths.

As amended by G.N. No. 221 of 1917.
As amended by G.N. No. 107 of 1917.
THIRD SCHEDULE. Ls. 3.]

NOTICE TO ATTEND.
Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1916.
To .................................
Take notice that you tire hereby required to attend at (time) .................
.................. on (date)
at (place) ....................for the purpose of
answering inquiries under the above Ordinance.
Dated

.........................................
Captain
Deputy Superintendent of Poliee.

Assistant
Note-The penalty provided for failure. to comply with the above notice is a fine not
exceeding $50.

[Originally No. 6 of 1916. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Returns to be furnished. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Attendance on notice. First, Second, Third Schedules. Answering inquires. Production of documents. Register to be confidential. Powers of the Governor in Council. Offences and penalties.

[Originally No. 6 of 1916. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Returns to be furnished. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Attendance on notice. First, Second, Third Schedules. Answering inquires. Production of documents. Register to be confidential. Powers of the Governor in Council. Offences and penalties.

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