REGISTRATION (IMPORTS AND EXPORTS) REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION (IMPORTS AND EXPORTS) REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

REGISTRATION (IMPORTS AND EXPORTS)
REGULATIONS.

(Cap. 51, section 3).
(Ordinance No. 12 Of 1922).

[21St March, 1930.]

1. In these regulations-
'master' includes every person, except a pilot Withill tile
meaning of the Pilots Ordinance, having command or
charge of any ship;
'person' includes a body corporate and a firm
'ship' includes every description of vessel used in naviga-
tion and all aircraft;
'shipowner' or 'owner of a ship' includes the agents and
eharterers.of a Ship;
'transhipment cargo' means cargo which remains, during
all the time that it is in the Colony, under the con(rol of
the shipowner in his capacity as such, whether on a
through bill of lading or otherwise;
'transit cargo' means cargo passing through the waters of
the Colony without transhipment.

2. Nothing in these regulations shall apply to the
following-
(a) transit cargo;
(b)articles imported or exported by the Colonial
Government or the Naval or Military Authorities or
the Royal Air Force;
(c) ships' stores;
(d)personal baggage, within the limits of weight
carried free under passage ticket and comprising
only articles and goods for personal use or con-
sumption ;
(e)articles imported or exported by means of the Post
Office;
travellers' samples, if not for sale;
(g)articles imported from or exported to such parti-
cular place or places as are notified from time to
time by the Director.





3. Every person who imports any article by sea, land
or air shall within seventy-two hours after the importation
of such article furnish to the Director an accurate and com-
plete import declaration relating to such article in Form i
in the Appendix, or in such Chinese translation thereof as
may be approved by the Director.

4. Every person who expprts-any article by-sea, land
or air shall within forty-eight hours after exportation furnish
to the Director an accurate and complete export declaration
relating to such article in Form 2 in the Appendix, or in
such Chinese translation thereof as may be approved by the
Director : Provided that if the article is any one of the goods
mentioned in the First Schedule and is exported to any of
the countries mentioned in the Second Schedule then the
export declaration shall be furnished to the Director on or
before the date of exportation.

5. Neither Form 1 1101- 2 Shall exceed in dimensions a
foolscap folio and it shall be a contravention of these regula-
tions to enter any of the particulars, required by these
,regulations, to be entered in any such form, otherwise than
on the face thereof.

6. (1) The owner, master or comprador of every ship
whicli arrives within the Colony or the waters thereof shall
within Forty-eiglit hours after such arrival furnish to the
Director or to such officer as lie may appoint an accurate
and complete import manifest containing a statement of all
articles imported by such ship with the following particulars
of each article-
(a) number and description of packages;
(b) distinguishing marks or numbers;
(c) description of* goods;
(d) consignor.

(2) The shipowner shall within four days after such
arrival furnish to the Director a list of the names and
addresses of all consignees or persons presenting documents
for countersignature for articles imported by such ship,
whether they are the original consignees or not, showing
clearly what articles each person has received.





(3) If the entire cargo of any ship is not,fully included
in the above list, owing to delay in taking delivery or other
reasonable cause, the shipowner shall every two days there-
after furnish supplementary lists to the Director until all the
cargo has been cleared.

7. Before the owner or master of any ship countersigns
a bill of lading or other document of title, or issues a delivery
order for any article to any person, he shall ascertain the
name and address of the consingees or persons presenting
documents for countersignature.

8. The owner, master or comprador of every ship
which leaves the Colony shall before the departure of the
ship or within twenty-four hours thereafter furnish to the
Director or to such officer as he may appoint an accurate and
complete export manifest containing a statement of all
articles exported by such ship with the following particulars
of each article-
(a) number and description of packages;
(b) distinguishing marks or numbers;
(c) description of goods;
(d) consignor's name and address;
(e) port of destination.

9. Before the owner or master of any ship issues a
signed bill of lading or other document of title for any article
to any person, he shall ascertain the name and address of
the exporting person or firm for the purpose of entering the
same in the export manifest.

10. Transhipment cargo shall be plainly indicated as
such in all import and export manifests furnished to the
Director.

11. Before a consignee, exporter or person presenting a
document for countersignature delivers the bill of lading or
other document of title fo ' r any article to the owner or master
of any ship, he shall cause the document to be stamped
legibly with the name and address of the firm importing or
exporting the article.





12. Whenever any person or firm owning or chartering
a ship, or acting as agent for the owner, transfers the control
of that ship to another person or firm, whether by sale,
chartering or otherwise, either temporarily or permanently,
notice of such transfer shall be given to the Director in such
form as lie may prescribe, stating the name and address of
the transferee, the nature of the transfer, and in the case of
-a charter, the duration and other conditions of the charter.

13. (1) Every person having in his custody, charge or
care in any warehouse, godown, storage depot, store or shop
in the Colony any of the commodities set forth in' the First
or Third Schedule shall, if required to do so by the Director,
deliver to the Director at the Statistical Office of the Depart-
ment of Commerce and Industry a correct statement in such
form as the Director may require of all quantities of such
commodities which were in the custody, charge or care of
such person at the close of business on the last day of each
month.

(2) The statement.shall be delivered to the Director not
later than the second day of the month following the month
to which it relates, or if such second day be a general holiday
not later than the next day afterwards.

(3) A notice stating the requirement of the Director
may be delivered to any person by leaving the same at such
person's place of business or by sending the same to such
person by post.

(4) The requirement of the Director shall be deemed
to continue and remain in force until he gives notice to the
contrary.

14. Any person who acts in contravention of any of the
regulations 3 to 9 and ii to io- shall be liable to a fine of
two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.

15. These regulations may be cited as the Registration
(Imports and Exports) Regulations.





APPENDIX.

FORM 1.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 51 of the Revised Edition).

IMPORT DECLARATION.

Name of ship or registration
mark of aircraft } .........11
Date of arrival ............1

Manner of arrival ...........................................................

Weight Value Country
B/L Marks No. of Description. or (c.i.f. of
and packages. measure- Hong
No. numbers. ment. Kong). origin.

.................
Importer.

.......................................

Address.





FORM 2.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 51 of -the Revised Edition).
EXPORT DECLARATION. E
Name of ship or registration
mark of aircraft } ................................................

Date of departure .....................................................................

Manner of departure ...............................................................

Weight Value
B/L Marks.....No of Description. me or (f.o.b. Destina-
No. and package asure- Hong tion.
numbers. ment. Kong).

.......................................
Exporter

..........................................
Address.





FIRST SCHEDULE. [r. 4.]

1. Iron ore and concentrates, ground, unground or briquetted.
2. Iron and steel scrap and waste.
3. Metals, unwrought, of the following descriptions, narnely-
(a) aluminium;
(b) chromium;
(c) manganese;
(d) nickel;
(e) tin;
titanium;
tungsten;
(h) vanacrium.
4. Alloys, unwrought, containing any metal specified in para-
graph 3 of this Schedule, including ferro-alloys but excluding steel
and alloy steel; ores, concentrates and residues, ground, unground
or briquetted, and matte containing any such metal: and scrap and
waste of the said metals.
5. Aluminium oxide (but not including abrasives).
6. Ferro-molybdenum.
7. Ferro-silicon.
8. Rubber -(raw), -including crepe; rubber latex.
9. Waste, scrap and reclaimed rubber.

.SECOND SCHEDULE. [r. 4.]

1. All countries in Europe, other than the United Kingdom.
2. Egypt.
3. Turkey.
4. United States of America.

THIRD SCHEDULE. [r. 13.]

I.-FOODSTUFFS.

Acids and other chemicals Baking powder
Citric acid-powdered
Bromo seltzer Beverages
Saline wafers Chocolate
Soda, bi-carbonate of. Cocoa
Tartaric acid-powdered Coffee
Tartar, cream of Ovaltine
Tea





I-FOODSTUFFS,-cont.

Biscuits Jams, jellies and preserves
Bottled
Cereals Dried
Arrowroot Essences
Barley Extracts
Cornflakes Gelatine
Cornflour Juices
Flour Powdered
Force Tinned
Grape Nuts-
Oatmeal Meats
Oats-rolled Bottled
Rice Bacon
Sago Dried
Tapioca Essences
Extracts
Cheese Fresh
Frozen
Condiments Ham
Atta Juices
Chillies Preserved
Dhalls Tinned
Ghee
Marmite Milks and milk products
Masalas Condensed
Mustard Fresh
Pepper Frozen
Salt-refined Powdered
Salt-freezing Tinned
Turmeric
Oils
Fats Cocoanut
Butter Olive
Lard Peanut
Margarine Vegetable
Suet
Poultry and game
Fish Fresh
Bottled Frozen
Dried Tinned
Fresh
Frozen
Tinned Powders
Curry
Fodder Custard
Bran Other food powders
Cattle cakes
Hay Sugar
Oats Barley
Straw Raw
Wheat Refined
Fruits Starch foods
Bottled Macaroni
Crystallized Noodles
Dried Spaghetti
Fresh Vermicelli
Essences
Extracts Soups
Juices Bottled
Preserved Tinned
Tinned





I-FOODSTUFFS,-COnt.

Syrups Vegetables,-cont.
Honey Extracts
Taikoo syrup Frozen
Treacle Fresh
Juices
Vegetables Tinned
Bottled
Dried Vinegar
Essences
II-LIQUORS AND TOBACCO.

Malt Liquors Wines,-cont.
Ales Clarets
Beers Hocks
Stouts Madeiras
Marsalas
Spirits Moselles
Brandy Ports
Gin Sherries
Rum White wines
Whisky
Tobaccos
Liqueurs Cigarettes
Cordials Cigars
Other liqueurs Tobaccos-tinned
Do. -preserved
Wines Do. -leaf
Burgundies
Champagnes Sundries
Regulations - Fraser, vol. 3, p. 949. Ord. 2 of 1946. G.N.A. 87/49. G.N.A. 93/51. (Cap. 81). Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. G.N.A. 87/49. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. [r. 6 cont.] Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. G.N.A. 93/51.

Regulations - Fraser, vol. 3, p. 949. Ord. 2 of 1946. G.N.A. 87/49. G.N.A. 93/51. (Cap. 81). Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. G.N.A. 87/49. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. [r. 6 cont.] Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. Ord. 2/46, s. 5, Schedule III. G.N.A. 93/51.

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