EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE, 1922

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE, 1922

1922. -

No. 1 of 1922, incorporated in NO. 3 Of 1920, No. 16
Of 1920, No. 17 Of 1920 and 'No. 29 Of 1921. .

No. 2 of 1922, iiicorporated in No. . 2 Of 1920,
,repealed by No. 10 Of 1933.

No. 3 of 1922, repealed bv NO. 3 Of 1923.

No.. 4 of 1922, repealed by No. 5 Of 1923.

No. 5 of 1922.

An Ordinance to confer on the Governor in Council power to
make regulations on occasions of emergency or Public
danger.
[28th February, 1922.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Emergency
Regulations Ordinance, 1922.

2.-(1) On any occasion which the Governor in Council
may consider to be an occasion of ernergency or public danger
he may make any regulations whatsoever which he may consider
desirable in the Public interest.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of
sub-section (1), such regulations may be made with regard to
any matters coming within the classes of subjects hereinafter
enumerated, that is to say-





(a) censorship, and the control and suppression of publica-
tions, writings, maps, plans, photographs, communications and
means of communication;

(b) arrest, detention, exclusion and deportation

(c) control of the harbours, ports and territorial waters of
the Colony, and the movements of vessels;

(d) transportation by land, air or water, and the control of
the transport of persons and things;

(e) trading, exportation, importation, production and manu-
facture;

(f) appropriation, control, forfeiture and disposition of
property and of the use thereof ;

(g) conferring powers or. public officers and others

(h) requiring persons to do work or render services and

(i) providing for compensation, if any, to be paid for work
done or services rendered, or in respect of rights affected, in
consequence of the provisions of any regulations made under
this Ordinance, and for the determination of such compensation.

(3) Any regulations mAde tinder the provisions of this
section shall continue in force until repealed by order of the
Governor in Council.

3. Every person who contravenes any regulation made
under this Ordinance shall, where no other penalty or punish-
ment is provided by such regulation, upon summary conviction
be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for in), term not exceeding one year.

No. 6 of 1922 repealed by NO. 30 Of 1923.

No. 7 of 1922, repealed by No. 5 of 1924.

As amended by No. 10 of 1925 [21.6.25].
[Originally No. 5 of 1922. No. 10 of 1925.] Short title. Power to make regulations. Penalties.*

[Originally No. 5 of 1922. No. 10 of 1925.] Short title. Power to make regulations. Penalties.*

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