SHIPS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF LIQUOR) ORDINANCE, 1886
Title
SHIPS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF LIQUOR) ORDINANCE, 1886
Description
ORDINANCE NO. 11 OF 1886
Ships (Prohibition of Sale of Liquor)
AN ORDINANCE to prevent the sale or conveyance on board
ship of any Spirituous or Fermented Liquor, and to prohibit
the hovering near or about ships of any persons in boats
for the purpose of selling or taking on board ship of such
liquor. [30th november, 1886]
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 ships (prohibition of sale of
liquor) ordinance, 1886.
2. In this ordinance, unless the context otherwise requireds, 'ship'
means any of her 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 propelled by steam.
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
previous consent of the officer commanding or the master of the ship on
board of which the same may be brought.
(2) it shall be lawful for any officer in her 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 wihtout seamen or persons under
his command or orders, to search any boat hovering about or approaching,
or whihc may have hovered about or approached, any ship, and, if
any spirituous or fermented liquor is found on board such boat, to seize
such spirituous or fermented liquor, and the same shall be forfeited to
her majesty.
(3) every person who-
(a) brings any spirituous or fermented liquor on board any ship
without such previous consent as aforesaid; or
(b) approaches or hovers about any ship for the purpose of bringing
any spirituous or femented liquor on board the same, without
such previous consent as aforesaid, or for the purpose of giving
or selling, without such previous consent as aforesaid, spirituous
or fermented liquor to men in her majesty's service or on
board any ship,
shall, on summary conviction before a magistrate, be liable to a penalty
not exceeding fifty dollars for evry such at or offence.
(4) it shall be lawful for any officer in her majesty's service, or any
master of any ship, or any suich 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 cuase him to
be brought before a magistrate for the purpose of having the offender
summarily convicted of the same.
A.D. 1886. Ordinance No. 18 of 1886.
Short title.
Interpretation of term. Prohibition of beinging liquor on board ship, etc.
Ships (Prohibition of Sale of Liquor)
AN ORDINANCE to prevent the sale or conveyance on board
ship of any Spirituous or Fermented Liquor, and to prohibit
the hovering near or about ships of any persons in boats
for the purpose of selling or taking on board ship of such
liquor. [30th november, 1886]
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 ships (prohibition of sale of
liquor) ordinance, 1886.
2. In this ordinance, unless the context otherwise requireds, 'ship'
means any of her 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 propelled by steam.
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
previous consent of the officer commanding or the master of the ship on
board of which the same may be brought.
(2) it shall be lawful for any officer in her 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 wihtout seamen or persons under
his command or orders, to search any boat hovering about or approaching,
or whihc may have hovered about or approached, any ship, and, if
any spirituous or fermented liquor is found on board such boat, to seize
such spirituous or fermented liquor, and the same shall be forfeited to
her majesty.
(3) every person who-
(a) brings any spirituous or fermented liquor on board any ship
without such previous consent as aforesaid; or
(b) approaches or hovers about any ship for the purpose of bringing
any spirituous or femented liquor on board the same, without
such previous consent as aforesaid, or for the purpose of giving
or selling, without such previous consent as aforesaid, spirituous
or fermented liquor to men in her majesty's service or on
board any ship,
shall, on summary conviction before a magistrate, be liable to a penalty
not exceeding fifty dollars for evry such at or offence.
(4) it shall be lawful for any officer in her majesty's service, or any
master of any ship, or any suich 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 cuase him to
be brought before a magistrate for the purpose of having the offender
summarily convicted of the same.
A.D. 1886. Ordinance No. 18 of 1886.
Short title.
Interpretation of term. Prohibition of beinging liquor on board ship, etc.
Abstract
A.D. 1886. Ordinance No. 18 of 1886.
Short title.
Interpretation of term. Prohibition of beinging liquor on board ship, etc.
Short title.
Interpretation of term. Prohibition of beinging liquor on board ship, etc.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/624
Edition
1901
Volume
v1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 11 of 1886
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“SHIPS (PROHIBITION OF SALE OF LIQUOR) ORDINANCE, 1886,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed May 12, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/624.
