BOARD OF SHIP LIQUOR SALE ORDINANCE, 1886
Title
BOARD OF SHIP LIQUOR SALE ORDINANCE, 1886
Description
Board of Ship Liquor Sale.
No. 18 of 1886.
1knUrclrnance entitled An Orelina: nee to prevent the sale or con-
veyance on board Ship of any ,Spin°ituous or .Fermented Liquor,
and to prohibit the hovering near or about Ships of any persona
y in boats ,for the .purpose a~ f' sell or twang on board ShiZ.1 o f
szce7a l-ipior.,
[30th November, 188(~:]
L:, it enacted by the Governor- of ',I-lonakoncr, with the advice of the
Legislative Council thereof; as'',follows :---
This Ordinance tnay be cited ,for all purposes as Tlae .Board of
'::Ivvt title.,
Y1. Sa/e Ovdinance, 1886.
/ Li'quoj- S
vt~
Lion;
~,?, In this Ordinance unless the context indicates the cone°rary
Ship shall mean any of Her MI,ajesty's ships or vessels, arid any:
description of vessel used in navibwti6n not propelled by oars, but shall.
not-include Chinese junks or Iorchas lot'pz°opelled by steam.
ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1886.
Board of Ship Liquor Sale.
. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person to bring on board any ship
any spirituous or fermented liquor of any- description, without the
previous consent of the officer commanding or the master of the ship on
board of which the same may be brought; and it shall be lawful .for any
officer in Her Majest~T's service; any master of any ship or 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 rnay have hovered about or
approached 'any ship and if any spirituous or fertiicnted liquor be found
on board s11CI1 boat to seize such spirituous or fermented liquor, and
tlae
carne shall be forfeited to Her IVIajesty ; and if any person shall bring
any
spirituous or fermented liquor on board any slip without such lorevious
consent aforesaid, or shall approach or hover about any ship for the pur-
pose of bringing any spirituous or fermented liquor on board the same,
without such previous consent, or fur the purpose of giving or selling,
without such previous coinsenr, spirituous or fermented liquor to men in.
Her Majesty's Service or on board of any ship, every such person shall,
upon a summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate forfeit and pay
any sum not exceeding fifty dollars for every such act or offence'; and it
shall be lawful for any officer, in B ez Majesty's Service or any
~master`of
any ship or any sucli.walrant 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 Min or cause him to be brought before a `
1-Tagistrate for the purpose of having the offender summarily convicted
of the same.
2008
Short title.
Interpretation.
2009
Conveying liquors.
No. 18 of 1886.
1knUrclrnance entitled An Orelina: nee to prevent the sale or con-
veyance on board Ship of any ,Spin°ituous or .Fermented Liquor,
and to prohibit the hovering near or about Ships of any persona
y in boats ,for the .purpose a~ f' sell or twang on board ShiZ.1 o f
szce7a l-ipior.,
[30th November, 188(~:]
L:, it enacted by the Governor- of ',I-lonakoncr, with the advice of the
Legislative Council thereof; as'',follows :---
This Ordinance tnay be cited ,for all purposes as Tlae .Board of
'::Ivvt title.,
Y1. Sa/e Ovdinance, 1886.
/ Li'quoj- S
vt~
Lion;
~,?, In this Ordinance unless the context indicates the cone°rary
Ship shall mean any of Her MI,ajesty's ships or vessels, arid any:
description of vessel used in navibwti6n not propelled by oars, but shall.
not-include Chinese junks or Iorchas lot'pz°opelled by steam.
ORDINANCE No. 18 of 1886.
Board of Ship Liquor Sale.
. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person to bring on board any ship
any spirituous or fermented liquor of any- description, without the
previous consent of the officer commanding or the master of the ship on
board of which the same may be brought; and it shall be lawful .for any
officer in Her Majest~T's service; any master of any ship or 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 rnay have hovered about or
approached 'any ship and if any spirituous or fertiicnted liquor be found
on board s11CI1 boat to seize such spirituous or fermented liquor, and
tlae
carne shall be forfeited to Her IVIajesty ; and if any person shall bring
any
spirituous or fermented liquor on board any slip without such lorevious
consent aforesaid, or shall approach or hover about any ship for the pur-
pose of bringing any spirituous or fermented liquor on board the same,
without such previous consent, or fur the purpose of giving or selling,
without such previous coinsenr, spirituous or fermented liquor to men in.
Her Majesty's Service or on board of any ship, every such person shall,
upon a summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate forfeit and pay
any sum not exceeding fifty dollars for every such act or offence'; and it
shall be lawful for any officer, in B ez Majesty's Service or any
~master`of
any ship or any sucli.walrant 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 Min or cause him to be brought before a `
1-Tagistrate for the purpose of having the offender summarily convicted
of the same.
2008
Short title.
Interpretation.
2009
Conveying liquors.
Abstract
2008
Short title.
Interpretation.
2009
Conveying liquors.
Short title.
Interpretation.
2009
Conveying liquors.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/505
Edition
1890
Volume
v4
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 18 of 1886
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“BOARD OF SHIP LIQUOR SALE ORDINANCE, 1886,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 24, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/505.
