SAND ORDINANCE

SAND ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 147.
SAND.
To regulate the Importation and the removal of sand.

[6th December, 1935.]

1. This Ordinance may bc cited as the Sand Ordin-

ance.

2. (1) No person may take, sand frorn any land, foreshore or sea bed,
not under lease from the Crown, without having previously obtained a
written removal permit or sale and removal permit applicable to such
sand

froni the Controlier of Stores.

(2) Any such permit may prescribe the quantity of sand which may
be taken aiid the places from and to which it may be removed and any
such sale aiid removal permit may also prescribe the price to be paid for
the sand to which it relates.

3. (1) No person may in any junk or lighter, or in any truck or lorry,
bring into the Colony or rernove from one part of the Colony to
another any sand, wherever obtained and whatever its ultimate
destination. in excess of two hundredweights, unless he has in his
possession a permit, issued under subsection (1) of section 2, or a.
written removal permit from the Controller of Stores issued under this
section, applicable to such sand.

(2) Any removal permit issued under this section may preseribe
the quantity of sand which may be removed and the places from and to
which it may, be removed.

4. The Controller of Stores and any public officer authorized by
him, either generally or specially, shall have power to arrest and detain
any person whom he may have cause to suspect of having committed,
or of being about



to commit, or of intending to commit any offence against
this Ordinance. [3A

5. In respect of sand in the New Territories (other than New
Kowloon), the removal of sand from any place in the New Territories
(other than New Kowloon), and the





exercise of powers or carrying out of duties in the New
Territories (other than New Kowloon), the powers under
this Ordinance may be exercised and the duties under this
Ordinance shall be carried out by the District Commissioner
in lieu of the Controller of Stores. [3B

6. Any person who contravenes any provision of subsection (1) of
section 2, or subsection (1) of section 3, or who brings into the Colony
or takes or removes more sand than is prescribed by the permit, or sand
from or to any place other than the place or places, if any, prescribed in
the permit, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary
conviction, to a fine of one thousand

dollars and to imprisonment for six months. [4]
50 of 1935. 12 of 1938. 22 of 1950. 37 of 1950. Short title. Permit required for removal from Crown land. 12 of 1938, s.2. Permit required where any sand in excess of two hundred weights is imported or removed by junk, lighter, truck or lorry. 12 of 1938, s.2. Arrest. 12 of 1938, s. 3. New Territories. 37 of 1950, Schedule. [s. 5 cont.] Penalties. 22 of 1950, Schedule.

50 of 1935. 12 of 1938. 22 of 1950. 37 of 1950. Short title. Permit required for removal from Crown land. 12 of 1938, s.2. Permit required where any sand in excess of two hundred weights is imported or removed by junk, lighter, truck or lorry. 12 of 1938, s.2. Arrest. 12 of 1938, s. 3. New Territories. 37 of 1950, Schedule. [s. 5 cont.] Penalties. 22 of 1950, Schedule.

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