NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES ORDINANCE, (HONGKONG) 1867
Title
NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES ORDINANCE, (HONGKONG) 1867
Description
Naval and rictualling Stores.
No. 13 of 1867.
An Ordinance for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval
and Victualling Stores, and for the Rebulation of Pawnbrolers'
Licences.
[10th September, 1867.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative
Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as 'The Naval and Victualling Stores
Ordinance; sborttitle.
(Hongkong) 1867:'
2. In this Ordinance:-
The term 'The Admiralty' means the Lord High. Admiral of the
United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High
Admiral, and shall be deemed to include the Officer in command of Her
Majesty's Naval Forces on the China Station. .
The term 'De'aler in Marine Stores' means a person dealing in buying
and selling anchors, cables; sails, or old junk, old iron, or marine
stores, of
any description..
The term 'Dealer in Old Metals' shall mean any person dealing -in-
buying and selling old metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or partly
>xlauuFactruied
metal goods, or. defaced or old metal goods, and whether such person deals
in such articles only' or.together with second hand goods or marine
stores; and
the term 'Old Metals' shall mean the said articles.
« Stores:'
Licence to carry
on the trade of
a dealer in
marine, stores, or
old metal,,
necessary.
Licences to be .
granted by the
Governor subject
Qec.
Holder of
licence to keep
books, &c.
inspection of
goods, books, &c.
Penalties.
ORDINANVE lea. 13v of 1186-7.
Naval and- Uzetualling Stores-.
The term 'in Her A'Iajesty's Service,' when applied to persons, applies
also to persons in the employment of the Admiralty.
The term 'Stol'ea' includes any single store or article.
3. No person shall after tile passing and coming into operation of this
Ordinance
use or exercise the trade or business of a dealer in marine stores or a
dealer in old metals,
unless he be the holder of a licence for that purpose. '
4. Every such licence shall be granted by and held at the discretion of
the Governor
on such,conditions as to fees and subject to such regulations as shall,
from time to
time, be framed by the Governor in Council.
5. Every dealer in marine stores to whom a licence shall have been
granted shall
keep a book or books fairly written, and shall enter therein an account
of all such
marine stores or old metal, as lie may, from time to time, become
possessed of, stating
in respect of each article the time at which and the person from whom be
purchased
or received the same, adding in the case of every such last mentioned
person a descrip-
tion of his'business and place of abode.
8, Every person to whom such licence shall have been granted shall
whensoever
thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police or any Inspector oS
Police, or by
any other member of the Police Force, bearing a written order in that
behalf under
the hand of the said Superintendent, produce for the inspection of the
party so
requiring him all or any marine stores or old metal in his possession or
subject to his
control and all books and papers relating to the same.
'J. If any person acts in contravention of the provisions contained in
sections
3, 5, or 6, he shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate
to a penalty
not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding
three months; with or without hard labour.
Provisions of 8. The provisions of section 4 shall be applicable to all
licences hereafter to be
section 4
applicable to granted to pawnbrokers.
pawnbrokers.'
Marks In 9. The marks described in the schedule to this Ordinance may be
applied in or
p ropriatedfor on Her Majesty's naval and victualling stores to denote
l3er Majesty's property in
'liar Majesty's
naval and stores so marked.
victnalling. -
stores. It.shall be lawful for tile Admiralty, their contractors,
officers; and workmen, to
apply' the said marks or any of them in or on any such stores as are
described in the
said schedule.
Imitations I£ any person, without lawful authority (proof of which
authority shall lie on
misdemeanor.
the .party accused), applies any of the said marls in or on any such
stores, he shall be
guilty of xt misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be imprisoned for any
term not exceed-
ing two years, with or without hard labor.
-Obliteration with lQ. If any person, with intent to conceal Her Majesty's
property in any naval
intent to conceal
Her Majesty's ox victualling stores, takes out, destroys, or obliterates,
wholly or in part, any such
property, felony.
mark as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable, in
the discretion of
the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding four
years, or to
ORDINANCE No.- 13 of 1'867:
Naval and' Yictualluny Stores.
'.be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without
hart labor, and
with or without solitary confinement:
I1. If any person, without lawful authority (proof of which authority
shall lie
-on the party accused), receives, possesses, keeps, sells, or delivers
any naval or
victualling stores bearing any such mark as aforesaid, knowing them to
bear such
mark, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be
imprisoned for any
term not exceeding one year, with or without hand labor.
12. Where the person charted with such a misdemeanor as last aforesaid
was at
the time at which the offence is charged to have been committed a dealer
in marine
stores, or a dealer in old metals, or in Her Majesty's Service, knowledge
on his part
that the stores to which the charge relates bore such mark as aforesaid
shall be pre-
sumed until the contrary is shown.
13. Any person charged with such a misdemeanor as last aforesaid in
relation to
stores the value of which does not exceed twenty-five dollars shall be
liable on sum-
mary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding one
hundred 'dollars,
or, in the discretion of the Magistrate, to be imprisoned for any term
not exceeding
six months, with or without bard labor.
14. In order to prevent a failure of Justice in some cases by reason of
the
difficulty of proving knowledge of the fact that stores bore such a mark
as aforesaid,-
If any naval or victualling stores bearing any such mark are found in the
pox-
'session' of any person not being a dealer in marine stores or a dealer
in old metals,
and not being in Her Majesty's Service, and such person, when taken or
sumuibned
before a Magistrate, does not satisfy the Magistrate that lie came by the
stores so
found lawfully, he shall be liable, on conviction by the
Magistrate,'to-a-panalty:not'
exceeding twenty-five dollars; and if guy such person satisfies the
Magistrate that lie
.came by the stores so found lawfully the Magistrate, at leis discretion,
as the evidence
given and the circumstances of the case require, may summon before him
every'person
through whose hands such stores appear to have passed, and if any such
person as last
aforesaid who has had possession thereof does not satisfy the Magistrate
that be came
by the wane lawfully, he shall be liable, on conviction by the
Magistrate, to a penalty
not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
15. For the purposes of this Ordinance, stores shall be deemed to be in
the
possession or keeping of any person if he knowingly has them in the
actual possession
:or keeping of any other person, or in any house, building, lodging,
apartment,
matched, or place, open or enclosed, whether occupied by himself or not,
and whether
the carne are so had for his own use or benefit or for the use or benefit
of another.
18. It shall not be lawful for any parson, without permission in writing
from the
Admiralty, or from some person authorized by the Admiralty in that
behalf, to creep,
weep, dredge, or otherwise search for stores in the harbor of Victoria
within one
hundred yards from any vessel belonging to Her Majesty or in Her
Majesty's Service,
or from any mooring place or anchoring place appropriated. to such
vessels, or from
.any, moorings belonging to Her Majesty, or from any of Her Majesty's
wharves, or
Fnowingly
receiving, &c.
marked stores,
a misdemeanor.
ICnowledgs of
atones Using
marked pre-
sumed. against
dealers, ft
Offenders may
he annunatily
convicted in
certain cases.
Persons not
dealers in
marine stores,
S;c., found in
possession of
naval or vlatnal-
ling.stores,-and
non satlaPtlotRr~>yY
aaaonntln~a for:-;
the sam3~ able,
to pettaliyi . .
Criminal Posses-
; ion explained:
.PTO unauthorized
person to creep,
sweep, &c. for
stores within
100 yards of any
of Her Majesty's
vessels, mint,
Nut`Co prevent
persons being
inatoEes wider
this Ordinance,
revealed to part.-
C,omineneoment
Ad i)rdinrtnce.
ORDINANCE -No:- 7;=3 r oy'-1867:
Naval and Victualling Stores.
dock, victualling, or steam factory yards, or without permissiotlP from
the Governor,
within one hundred yards of the boundary wall o£ the mint.
If any person acts in contravention of this provision, he shall be
liable, on sum-
mary conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding
twenty-five dollars, or-
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months, with or without
hard
labor, -
17. The following sections o£ Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 being '° An
Ordinance to
consolidate and amend the enactments in force in this Colony relating to
larceny and-
other .similar offences,' shall be incorporated with this Ordinance, and
shall for the
purposes of this Ordinance be read as if they were here re-enacted,
namely, sections.
81 to 83, 86, 88, and 90 to 99 all inclusive: and for this purpose the
expression 'this.
Ordinance,' when need in the said incorporated sections, shall be taken
to include
the present Ordinance.
18. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from being
indicted-
under this Ordinance or otherwise for any indictable offence made
punishable on sum-
mary conviction by this Ordinance, or prevent any person from being
liable under
any other Ordinance or otherwise to any other or higher penalty or
punishment than
is provided for any offence by this Ordinance so that no person be
punished twice for-
tho same offence.
18. So much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1;860 as is inconsistent with the
provision.
of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby is repealed.
20. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall
hereafter
be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
SCHEDULE.
Marks appruyriated firr 1lcr Majesty's Use in or on Naval and Yictualling
Store-g.
Hempen Cordage and Wire Rope 1
Canvas, Fearnought, Hammocks, and Seamen's
Bags . ...........................................
Timber, Metal, and other Stores not before enumer-
ated ......................................................
White, Black, or Colored Worsted Threads laid upa
with the Yarns and the Wire respectively. .
A Blue Line in a Serpentine Form.
A Doable Tape in the Warp.
Blue or Red Cotton Threads in each Wick, .or~
Wicks of Red Cotton.
The Broad Arrow.
EIza force from the Ist October, 1867, under proclamation 13th September,
1867,.
revealed by Ordinance Xo. 9 of 1875.
NOTE.-For regulations of the 28th September, 1867, (continued in force
under Ordi-
nance JVo. 9 of 18%5), See at foot of that Ordinance.
For regulation of 12th October, 1874, as to licenses under section 4, see
Gazette-
17t7a of same month. -
977
Title.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
'The Admiralty.'
'Dealers in Marine Stores.'
'Dealer on Old Metals.'
978
'In Her Majesty's Service.'
'Stores.'
Licence to carry on the trade of a dealer in marine stores or old metal necessary.
Licences to be granted by the Governor subject &c.
Holder of licence to keep books, &c.
Inspection of goods, books, &c.
Penalties.
Provisions of section 4 applicable to pawnbrokers.
Marks in schedule appropriated for Her Majesty's naval and victualling stores.
Imitation a misdemeanor.
Obliteration with intent to conceal Her Majesty's property, felony.
979
Knowingly receiving, &c. marked stores, a misdemeanor.
Knowledge of stores being marked presumed against dealers, &c.
Offenders may be summarily convicted in certain cases.
Persons not dealers in marine stores, &c., found in possession of naval or victualling stores, and not satisfactorily accounting for the same, liable to penalty.
Criminal possession explained.
No unauthorized person to creep, sweep, &c. for stores within 100 yards of any of Her Majesty's vessels, mint, &c., &c.
980
Sections 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90 to 99 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, incorporated with this Ordinance.
Not ot prevent persons being indicted under this Ordinance, &c.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 repealed in part.
Commencement of Ordinance.
No. 13 of 1867.
An Ordinance for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval
and Victualling Stores, and for the Rebulation of Pawnbrolers'
Licences.
[10th September, 1867.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative
Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as 'The Naval and Victualling Stores
Ordinance; sborttitle.
(Hongkong) 1867:'
2. In this Ordinance:-
The term 'The Admiralty' means the Lord High. Admiral of the
United Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High
Admiral, and shall be deemed to include the Officer in command of Her
Majesty's Naval Forces on the China Station. .
The term 'De'aler in Marine Stores' means a person dealing in buying
and selling anchors, cables; sails, or old junk, old iron, or marine
stores, of
any description..
The term 'Dealer in Old Metals' shall mean any person dealing -in-
buying and selling old metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or partly
>xlauuFactruied
metal goods, or. defaced or old metal goods, and whether such person deals
in such articles only' or.together with second hand goods or marine
stores; and
the term 'Old Metals' shall mean the said articles.
« Stores:'
Licence to carry
on the trade of
a dealer in
marine, stores, or
old metal,,
necessary.
Licences to be .
granted by the
Governor subject
Qec.
Holder of
licence to keep
books, &c.
inspection of
goods, books, &c.
Penalties.
ORDINANVE lea. 13v of 1186-7.
Naval and- Uzetualling Stores-.
The term 'in Her A'Iajesty's Service,' when applied to persons, applies
also to persons in the employment of the Admiralty.
The term 'Stol'ea' includes any single store or article.
3. No person shall after tile passing and coming into operation of this
Ordinance
use or exercise the trade or business of a dealer in marine stores or a
dealer in old metals,
unless he be the holder of a licence for that purpose. '
4. Every such licence shall be granted by and held at the discretion of
the Governor
on such,conditions as to fees and subject to such regulations as shall,
from time to
time, be framed by the Governor in Council.
5. Every dealer in marine stores to whom a licence shall have been
granted shall
keep a book or books fairly written, and shall enter therein an account
of all such
marine stores or old metal, as lie may, from time to time, become
possessed of, stating
in respect of each article the time at which and the person from whom be
purchased
or received the same, adding in the case of every such last mentioned
person a descrip-
tion of his'business and place of abode.
8, Every person to whom such licence shall have been granted shall
whensoever
thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police or any Inspector oS
Police, or by
any other member of the Police Force, bearing a written order in that
behalf under
the hand of the said Superintendent, produce for the inspection of the
party so
requiring him all or any marine stores or old metal in his possession or
subject to his
control and all books and papers relating to the same.
'J. If any person acts in contravention of the provisions contained in
sections
3, 5, or 6, he shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate
to a penalty
not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding
three months; with or without hard labour.
Provisions of 8. The provisions of section 4 shall be applicable to all
licences hereafter to be
section 4
applicable to granted to pawnbrokers.
pawnbrokers.'
Marks In 9. The marks described in the schedule to this Ordinance may be
applied in or
p ropriatedfor on Her Majesty's naval and victualling stores to denote
l3er Majesty's property in
'liar Majesty's
naval and stores so marked.
victnalling. -
stores. It.shall be lawful for tile Admiralty, their contractors,
officers; and workmen, to
apply' the said marks or any of them in or on any such stores as are
described in the
said schedule.
Imitations I£ any person, without lawful authority (proof of which
authority shall lie on
misdemeanor.
the .party accused), applies any of the said marls in or on any such
stores, he shall be
guilty of xt misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be imprisoned for any
term not exceed-
ing two years, with or without hard labor.
-Obliteration with lQ. If any person, with intent to conceal Her Majesty's
property in any naval
intent to conceal
Her Majesty's ox victualling stores, takes out, destroys, or obliterates,
wholly or in part, any such
property, felony.
mark as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable, in
the discretion of
the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding four
years, or to
ORDINANCE No.- 13 of 1'867:
Naval and' Yictualluny Stores.
'.be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without
hart labor, and
with or without solitary confinement:
I1. If any person, without lawful authority (proof of which authority
shall lie
-on the party accused), receives, possesses, keeps, sells, or delivers
any naval or
victualling stores bearing any such mark as aforesaid, knowing them to
bear such
mark, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be
imprisoned for any
term not exceeding one year, with or without hand labor.
12. Where the person charted with such a misdemeanor as last aforesaid
was at
the time at which the offence is charged to have been committed a dealer
in marine
stores, or a dealer in old metals, or in Her Majesty's Service, knowledge
on his part
that the stores to which the charge relates bore such mark as aforesaid
shall be pre-
sumed until the contrary is shown.
13. Any person charged with such a misdemeanor as last aforesaid in
relation to
stores the value of which does not exceed twenty-five dollars shall be
liable on sum-
mary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding one
hundred 'dollars,
or, in the discretion of the Magistrate, to be imprisoned for any term
not exceeding
six months, with or without bard labor.
14. In order to prevent a failure of Justice in some cases by reason of
the
difficulty of proving knowledge of the fact that stores bore such a mark
as aforesaid,-
If any naval or victualling stores bearing any such mark are found in the
pox-
'session' of any person not being a dealer in marine stores or a dealer
in old metals,
and not being in Her Majesty's Service, and such person, when taken or
sumuibned
before a Magistrate, does not satisfy the Magistrate that lie came by the
stores so
found lawfully, he shall be liable, on conviction by the
Magistrate,'to-a-panalty:not'
exceeding twenty-five dollars; and if guy such person satisfies the
Magistrate that lie
.came by the stores so found lawfully the Magistrate, at leis discretion,
as the evidence
given and the circumstances of the case require, may summon before him
every'person
through whose hands such stores appear to have passed, and if any such
person as last
aforesaid who has had possession thereof does not satisfy the Magistrate
that be came
by the wane lawfully, he shall be liable, on conviction by the
Magistrate, to a penalty
not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
15. For the purposes of this Ordinance, stores shall be deemed to be in
the
possession or keeping of any person if he knowingly has them in the
actual possession
:or keeping of any other person, or in any house, building, lodging,
apartment,
matched, or place, open or enclosed, whether occupied by himself or not,
and whether
the carne are so had for his own use or benefit or for the use or benefit
of another.
18. It shall not be lawful for any parson, without permission in writing
from the
Admiralty, or from some person authorized by the Admiralty in that
behalf, to creep,
weep, dredge, or otherwise search for stores in the harbor of Victoria
within one
hundred yards from any vessel belonging to Her Majesty or in Her
Majesty's Service,
or from any mooring place or anchoring place appropriated. to such
vessels, or from
.any, moorings belonging to Her Majesty, or from any of Her Majesty's
wharves, or
Fnowingly
receiving, &c.
marked stores,
a misdemeanor.
ICnowledgs of
atones Using
marked pre-
sumed. against
dealers, ft
Offenders may
he annunatily
convicted in
certain cases.
Persons not
dealers in
marine stores,
S;c., found in
possession of
naval or vlatnal-
ling.stores,-and
non satlaPtlotRr~>yY
aaaonntln~a for:-;
the sam3~ able,
to pettaliyi . .
Criminal Posses-
; ion explained:
.PTO unauthorized
person to creep,
sweep, &c. for
stores within
100 yards of any
of Her Majesty's
vessels, mint,
Nut`Co prevent
persons being
inatoEes wider
this Ordinance,
revealed to part.-
C,omineneoment
Ad i)rdinrtnce.
ORDINANCE -No:- 7;=3 r oy'-1867:
Naval and Victualling Stores.
dock, victualling, or steam factory yards, or without permissiotlP from
the Governor,
within one hundred yards of the boundary wall o£ the mint.
If any person acts in contravention of this provision, he shall be
liable, on sum-
mary conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding
twenty-five dollars, or-
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months, with or without
hard
labor, -
17. The following sections o£ Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 being '° An
Ordinance to
consolidate and amend the enactments in force in this Colony relating to
larceny and-
other .similar offences,' shall be incorporated with this Ordinance, and
shall for the
purposes of this Ordinance be read as if they were here re-enacted,
namely, sections.
81 to 83, 86, 88, and 90 to 99 all inclusive: and for this purpose the
expression 'this.
Ordinance,' when need in the said incorporated sections, shall be taken
to include
the present Ordinance.
18. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any person from being
indicted-
under this Ordinance or otherwise for any indictable offence made
punishable on sum-
mary conviction by this Ordinance, or prevent any person from being
liable under
any other Ordinance or otherwise to any other or higher penalty or
punishment than
is provided for any offence by this Ordinance so that no person be
punished twice for-
tho same offence.
18. So much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1;860 as is inconsistent with the
provision.
of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby is repealed.
20. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall
hereafter
be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
SCHEDULE.
Marks appruyriated firr 1lcr Majesty's Use in or on Naval and Yictualling
Store-g.
Hempen Cordage and Wire Rope 1
Canvas, Fearnought, Hammocks, and Seamen's
Bags . ...........................................
Timber, Metal, and other Stores not before enumer-
ated ......................................................
White, Black, or Colored Worsted Threads laid upa
with the Yarns and the Wire respectively. .
A Blue Line in a Serpentine Form.
A Doable Tape in the Warp.
Blue or Red Cotton Threads in each Wick, .or~
Wicks of Red Cotton.
The Broad Arrow.
EIza force from the Ist October, 1867, under proclamation 13th September,
1867,.
revealed by Ordinance Xo. 9 of 1875.
NOTE.-For regulations of the 28th September, 1867, (continued in force
under Ordi-
nance JVo. 9 of 18%5), See at foot of that Ordinance.
For regulation of 12th October, 1874, as to licenses under section 4, see
Gazette-
17t7a of same month. -
977
Title.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
'The Admiralty.'
'Dealers in Marine Stores.'
'Dealer on Old Metals.'
978
'In Her Majesty's Service.'
'Stores.'
Licence to carry on the trade of a dealer in marine stores or old metal necessary.
Licences to be granted by the Governor subject &c.
Holder of licence to keep books, &c.
Inspection of goods, books, &c.
Penalties.
Provisions of section 4 applicable to pawnbrokers.
Marks in schedule appropriated for Her Majesty's naval and victualling stores.
Imitation a misdemeanor.
Obliteration with intent to conceal Her Majesty's property, felony.
979
Knowingly receiving, &c. marked stores, a misdemeanor.
Knowledge of stores being marked presumed against dealers, &c.
Offenders may be summarily convicted in certain cases.
Persons not dealers in marine stores, &c., found in possession of naval or victualling stores, and not satisfactorily accounting for the same, liable to penalty.
Criminal possession explained.
No unauthorized person to creep, sweep, &c. for stores within 100 yards of any of Her Majesty's vessels, mint, &c., &c.
980
Sections 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90 to 99 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, incorporated with this Ordinance.
Not ot prevent persons being indicted under this Ordinance, &c.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 repealed in part.
Commencement of Ordinance.
Abstract
977
Title.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
'The Admiralty.'
'Dealers in Marine Stores.'
'Dealer on Old Metals.'
978
'In Her Majesty's Service.'
'Stores.'
Licence to carry on the trade of a dealer in marine stores or old metal necessary.
Licences to be granted by the Governor subject &c.
Holder of licence to keep books, &c.
Inspection of goods, books, &c.
Penalties.
Provisions of section 4 applicable to pawnbrokers.
Marks in schedule appropriated for Her Majesty's naval and victualling stores.
Imitation a misdemeanor.
Obliteration with intent to conceal Her Majesty's property, felony.
979
Knowingly receiving, &c. marked stores, a misdemeanor.
Knowledge of stores being marked presumed against dealers, &c.
Offenders may be summarily convicted in certain cases.
Persons not dealers in marine stores, &c., found in possession of naval or victualling stores, and not satisfactorily accounting for the same, liable to penalty.
Criminal possession explained.
No unauthorized person to creep, sweep, &c. for stores within 100 yards of any of Her Majesty's vessels, mint, &c., &c.
980
Sections 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90 to 99 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, incorporated with this Ordinance.
Not ot prevent persons being indicted under this Ordinance, &c.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 repealed in part.
Commencement of Ordinance.
Title.
Short title.
Interpretation of terms.
'The Admiralty.'
'Dealers in Marine Stores.'
'Dealer on Old Metals.'
978
'In Her Majesty's Service.'
'Stores.'
Licence to carry on the trade of a dealer in marine stores or old metal necessary.
Licences to be granted by the Governor subject &c.
Holder of licence to keep books, &c.
Inspection of goods, books, &c.
Penalties.
Provisions of section 4 applicable to pawnbrokers.
Marks in schedule appropriated for Her Majesty's naval and victualling stores.
Imitation a misdemeanor.
Obliteration with intent to conceal Her Majesty's property, felony.
979
Knowingly receiving, &c. marked stores, a misdemeanor.
Knowledge of stores being marked presumed against dealers, &c.
Offenders may be summarily convicted in certain cases.
Persons not dealers in marine stores, &c., found in possession of naval or victualling stores, and not satisfactorily accounting for the same, liable to penalty.
Criminal possession explained.
No unauthorized person to creep, sweep, &c. for stores within 100 yards of any of Her Majesty's vessels, mint, &c., &c.
980
Sections 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90 to 99 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865, incorporated with this Ordinance.
Not ot prevent persons being indicted under this Ordinance, &c.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 repealed in part.
Commencement of Ordinance.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/240
Edition
1890
Volume
v2
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 13 of 1867
Number of Pages
4
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“NAVAL AND VICTUALLING STORES ORDINANCE, (HONGKONG) 1867,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed July 12, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/240.
