FORTS PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 1891

FORTS PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 1891

No. 3 of 1891.
An Ordinance to make Provision for the Protection of the forts
in the Colony.
[24th June, 1891.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Forts Protection
Ordinance, 1891.

As anended by Law Rev. Ord., 1937.





2. In this Ordinance, ' guard ' includes any soldier or
sentry belonging to His Majesty's iegular troops who. is
employed on military duty in any battery, field-work, or
fortification.

1. Every person who'enters any battery, field-work, or
fortification, unless he is the bearer of a written order for that
purpose duly granted to him by the officer in command of
His Majesty's regular forces in this Colony, or unless he is
an officer or warrant officer of the army, navy, marine or air
forces in uniform Pr a non-commissioned officer of the army,
navy, marine or air forces on duty, shall upon summary con-
viction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.

4. Any order granted to any contractor employedby the
Commanding Royal Engineer shall cover all Chinese labourers
specifically mentioned.in such order actually employed on work
in any such battery, field-work, or fortification.

5. If any person, not being an officer or warrant officer of the
army, navy, marine or air. forces in uniform or a non-commission-
ed officer of the army, navy, marine or air forces on duty, enters,
or attempts to enter, or is found in any such battery, field-work,
or fortification, any guard may require such person to 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
suspects that.the order produced and shown to him is not an
order duly granted to such person or not sufficient authority
for such person to be in the said battery, field-work, or forti-
fication, he may arres ' t such person forthwith and deliver him
into the charge of an officer of police.

No 4 of 1891, repealed by Law Revision Ordinance, 1937.

No. 5 of 1891, repealed by No. 8 of 1921.

* As amended by Law Rey. Ord., 1937.
[Originally No. 10 of 1891. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.] Short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of person not bearing order, or being officer or soldier, from entering battery, etc. Order granted to contractor to include workmen. Arrest of person entering battery, etc.

[Originally No. 10 of 1891. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.] Short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of person not bearing order, or being officer or soldier, from entering battery, etc. Order granted to contractor to include workmen. Arrest of person entering battery, etc.

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