STONECUTTERS ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1889

STONECUTTERS ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1889

No. 4 of 1889.

AnOrdinance to make provision with respect to Stonecutters Island.

[13th March, 1889.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Stonecutters Island Ordinance,
1889,





2. In this Ordinance, ' guard ' includes any member of
His Majesty's regular forces on duty on Stonecutters Island.

3.-(1) No person shall land on or be upon Stonecutters
Island unless lie is the bearer of a written order for the purpose
duly granted to him by the Colonial Secretary, or by the
officer in command of His Majesty's regular troops in the
Colony, or by the officer in charge of His Majesty's Naval
Establishments in the Colony, or unless he is a member of His
Majesty's regular forces on duty on the Island or a police officer
or a member of the Royal Naval Yard Police.

(2) Every person who lands or is found on the said island
contrary to this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction
be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to
imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.

(3~ An order granted to any contractor employed by the
Director of Public Works, or by the officer in charge of His
Majesty's Naval Establishments in the Colony, or by the
Commanding Royal Engineer shall cover all Chinese labourers
specifically mentioned in such order actually employed on work
on the Island.

4. When any person lands or is found on Stonecutters
Island, any guard or any member of the Royal Naval Yard
Police may require such person to produce and show his order
for the purpose; and if such person, on being so required,
does not produce and show his order, or if the said guard or
member of the Royal Naval Yard Police suspects that any order
produced is not an order duly granted to such person, or is
not a sufficient alithority for such person to be then upon the
Island, lie may arrest such. person forthwith and deliver him into
the charge of a police officer.

5.-(1) No vessel shall anchor or approach or make fast
within one hundred yards from the shore at low water mark
of Stonecutters Island unless with the written permission of the
officer in command of His Majesty's regular troops in the
Colony, or of the officer in charge of His Majesty's Naval
Establishments in the Colony, unless such vessel is employed

As arnenled by No. 14 of 1936 [24.4.361.
t As amended by No. 13 of 1937 [30.7.371 and Law Rev. Ord., 1937.





on naval, military, air force, or police duty, or unless such vessel
is compelled by stress of weather to anchor or approach or
make fast within such distance.

(2) The master or other person in charge of any vessel
which in contravention of sub-section (1) so anchors or
approaches or makes fast, shall upon surnmary conviction be
liable to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or to imprisonment
for any term not exceeding one month.

(3) Any guard or any member of the Royal Naval Yard
Police may detain any vessel which appears to be acting in
contravention of sub-section (i) and require the master or other
person in charge to produce and show his written permit; and
if such master or other person on being so required does not
produce and show it, or if the said guard or member of the
Royal Naval Yard Police suspects that any written permit
produced is not a permit duly granted to such master or other
person, or is not sufficient authority for anchoring or approaching
or making fast, he may arrest such master or person forthwith
and deliver him into the charge of a police officer.

(4) In this section, ' vessel ' includes junk, sampan, boat,
and every other description of vessel used in navigation.

6. The Governor may by proclamation exempt any portion
of the said island from the operation of this Ordinance.

No. 5 of 1889, repealed by No. 11 of 1919.

No. 6 of 1889, repealed by Law Revision Ordinance, 1937.
[Originally No. 11 of 1889. No. 14 of 1936. No 13 of 1937. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.] Short title. Interpretation. Penalty for landing or being on Stonecutters Island without authority. Power to arrest person landing or being on Stonecutters Island without order. Vessel not to anchor or approach within 100 yards of Stonecutters Island. Part of Stonecutters Island may be exempted.

[Originally No. 11 of 1889. No. 14 of 1936. No 13 of 1937. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.] Short title. Interpretation. Penalty for landing or being on Stonecutters Island without authority. Power to arrest person landing or being on Stonecutters Island without order. Vessel not to anchor or approach within 100 yards of Stonecutters Island. Part of Stonecutters Island may be exempted.

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