SHIPS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF LIQUOR) ORDINANCE

SHIPS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF LIQUOR) ORDINANCE

CRAPTER 82.

SHIPS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF LIQUOR).

To prevent the sale or conveyance on board ship of

spirituous liquor.

[30th November, 1886.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Ships (Prohibition of Sale
of Liquor) Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, 'ship' means any of His Majesty's ships or
vessels, and any description of vessel used in navigation not
propelled by oars, but does not include Chinese junks or lorchas not
mechanically propelled.

3. (1) It shall not be lawful for any person to bring on board any
ship any spirituous or fermented liquor of any description, without the
consent of the officer commanding or the master thereof.

(2) It shall be ]awful for any officer in His Majesty's service, any
master of any ship, or any warrant or petty officer of the navy or non-
commissioned officer of marines, with or without seamen or persons
under his command or orders, to search any boat hovering about or
approaching, or which may have hovered about or approached, any
ship, and, if any spirituous or fermented liquor is found on board such
boat, to seize stich liquor, and the same shall be forfeited.

(3) Any person who-

(a)brings any spirituous or fermented liquor on board any ship
without stich consent as aforesaid; or

(b)approaches or hovers about any ship for the pur-
pose of bringing any spirituous or fermented liquor
on board the same, without stich consent as afore-
said, or for the purpose of giving or selling, with-
out such consent, spirituous or fermented liquor to
men in His Majesty's service or on board any ship,
shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two
hundred and fifty dollars.





(4) It shall be lawful for any officer in His Majesty's
service, or any master of any ship, or any such warrant
or petty officer or non-commissioned officer as aforesaid, or
for any constable, with or without any warrant or other
process, to apprehend or cause to be apprehended any such
offender or person so acting, and to bring him or cause
him to be brought before a magistrate to be dealt with
according to law.
Originally 18 of 1886. Fraser 11 of 1886. 9 of 1950. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. 9 of 1950, Schedule. Prohibition of bringing liquor on board ship, etc. 22 of 1950, Schedule. [s. 3 cont.]

Originally 18 of 1886. Fraser 11 of 1886. 9 of 1950. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. 9 of 1950, Schedule. Prohibition of bringing liquor on board ship, etc. 22 of 1950, Schedule. [s. 3 cont.]

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