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
certain foreign coins.
[1st March, 1914.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign Silver and
Nickel Coin Ordinance, 1913.

2.-(1) In this Ordinance,

(a) 'Foreign silver coin' means any coin composed wholly
or partly of silver other than those coins specified in His

Revenue officers may arrest without warrant in respect of offences against
the provisions of this Ordinance : see No. 2 of 1917,
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939.





Majesty's Order in Council, intituled the Hong Kong (Coinage)
Order, 1936, dated the 27th day of October, 1936, and published
in the Gazette of the 8th day, of January, 1937;

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

(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
of which exceeds ten dollars;

(b) a person shall be deenied 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 pruvisions 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 forfeiture 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.

For suspension of the provisions of this section see the Regulations of
Hong Kong (1937 edition),





6. Every person who is 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 aggregate of
which exceeds fifty dollars shall be guilty of an 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.

7. 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.

8. 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 provisions oi section
4 (1), the magistrate is satisfied that the coin imported or
attempted to be imported was not infended 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.

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

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

No. 17 of 1913, icorporated in No. 10 Of 1902.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord.,- 1939.
For suspension of the provisions of this section see the Regulations of
Hong Kong (1937 edition),
[Originally No. 15 of 1913. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.] 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. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.] 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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