STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE, 1924

STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE, 1924

No. 32 of 1923, repealed by No. 11 Of 1937
No. 33 of 1923, incorporated in No. 58 of 1911,
repealed by No. 39 Of 1932.

No. 34 of 1923, incorporated in No. 31 Of 1911.

No. 35 of 1923, repealed by No. 8 of 1934.

1924.

No. 1 of 1924, incorpolrated in No. 14 Of 1922.

No. 2 of 1924,'. -repealed by No. 6 of 1929.

No. 3 of 1924.

An, Ordinance to amend the law relating to stowaways.

[1st August, 1924.]

1/ This Ordinance rnay be cited as the Stowaways
Ordinance, 1924.

In this Ordinance 'owner' includes agent and charterer.

3. The following shall be deemed to be offences against
this Ordinance-

(i) being on board any ship in the waters of the Colony
with intent to obtain a passage therein without the consent of
the owner ; and

For liability of shipmaster bringing into Colony person who becomes a
Vagrant see No. 9 of 1897 [Vagrancy], s. 22.





(2) arriving in the waters of the Colony on board any ship,
having obtained a passage therein to Hong Kong without the
consent of the owner.

4. Every person who is found on board any ship between,
Hong Kong and the next port of call and who is unable to
prove that he left the Colony on board the said ship with the
consent of the owner shall be deemed to have been on board
the said ship in the waters of the Colony with intent to obtain
a passage therein without the consent of the owner.

5. A person who, at some place outside the Colony and
the waters thereof, obtains a passage on board any ship without
the consent of the owner, and who is brought into the waters
of the Colony on board the said ship in custody, shall, notwith-
standing the fact of such custody, be, deemed to have committed
the offence specified in paragraph (2) of section 3, provided
that such persory was first detained in custody on board the
said ship after leaving the last port of call before arrival in the
waters of the Colony.

6. The onus of proving the consent of the owner shall lie
.upon the accused.

7. Every person who has committed any offence against
this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by the master
or any member of the crew of the ship on which the offence was
committed.

8. Every person who commits any offence against this
Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any
'term not exceeding nine months.

No. 4 of 1924, incorporated in No. 11 of 1899.

Nos. 5 and 6 of 1924, repealed by Law Revision
Ordinance, 1939, Supp. Sched.

No. 7 of 1924, repealed by No. 7 Of 1932.
[30.7..37.] [23.3.35.] [17.5.29.] [Originally No. 3 of 1923.]* Short title. Interpretation. Offences. [cf. No. 41 of 1932, s. 89(6).] Presumption. Stowaways brought into the waters of the Colony in custody. Onus. Arrest. Penalties. [8.4.32.]

[30.7..37.] [23.3.35.] [17.5.29.] [Originally No. 3 of 1923.]* Short title. Interpretation. Offences. [cf. No. 41 of 1932, s. 89(6).] Presumption. Stowaways brought into the waters of the Colony in custody. Onus. Arrest. Penalties. [8.4.32.]

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