UNIFORMS ORDINANCE, 1895
Title
UNIFORMS ORDINANCE, 1895
Description
ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 1895.
Uniforms
AN ORDINANCE to regulate and restrict the Wearing of
Naval and military Uniforms.
[29th May,1895.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice and
consent of the Legislative COuncill thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Uniforms Ordinance,1895.
2.In this Ordinance the expression 'Her Majesty's Military
Forces' means the regular forces,and any officer or volunteer as
defined by the Volunteer Ordinance,1893/
3.-(1.)It shall not be lawful for any person within the Colony,not
serving in Her Majesty's Military Forces,to wear the uniform of any
of those forces,or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of
the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform:Provided
that this enactment shall not prevent-
(a.)a member of a band from wearing at or for the purpose
of a public performance by the band,at any time within six
years after the commencement of this Ordinance,any dress
which ,at the commencement of this Ordinance,is the recognized
uniform of the band,unless the dress is an exact imitation of
the uniform of any of Her Majesty's Military Forces;or
(b.)any person from wearing any uniform or dress in the
course of a stage play performed in a place in which the public
performance of stage plays is permitted,or in the course of a
music hall or circus performance,or in the course of any bona
fide military representation.
(2.)Every person who contravenes this section shall,on summary
conviction before a Magistrate,be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty
dollars.
4.If any person not serving within the Colony in Her Majesty's
Naval or Military Forces wears the uniform of any of those forces,or
any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the rwegimental or
other distinctive marks of any such uniform,in such a manner or under
such circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt upon that uniform,
or employs any other person so to wear that unofrom or dress,he shall,
on summary conviction before a Magistrate,be liable to a penalty not
exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonemnt for any term not ex-
ceeding one month. A.D. 1895. Ordinance No. 10 of 1895. Short title. Interpretation of term. 57 & 58 Vict.c. 45 s. 4. No. 4 of 1893. Prohibition of person not serving in Military Forces wearing military uniform. Ib.s.2. Punishment of person bringing contempt on naval or military uniform. Ib.s.3.
Uniforms
AN ORDINANCE to regulate and restrict the Wearing of
Naval and military Uniforms.
[29th May,1895.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice and
consent of the Legislative COuncill thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Uniforms Ordinance,1895.
2.In this Ordinance the expression 'Her Majesty's Military
Forces' means the regular forces,and any officer or volunteer as
defined by the Volunteer Ordinance,1893/
3.-(1.)It shall not be lawful for any person within the Colony,not
serving in Her Majesty's Military Forces,to wear the uniform of any
of those forces,or any dress having the appearance or bearing any of
the regimental or other distinctive marks of any such uniform:Provided
that this enactment shall not prevent-
(a.)a member of a band from wearing at or for the purpose
of a public performance by the band,at any time within six
years after the commencement of this Ordinance,any dress
which ,at the commencement of this Ordinance,is the recognized
uniform of the band,unless the dress is an exact imitation of
the uniform of any of Her Majesty's Military Forces;or
(b.)any person from wearing any uniform or dress in the
course of a stage play performed in a place in which the public
performance of stage plays is permitted,or in the course of a
music hall or circus performance,or in the course of any bona
fide military representation.
(2.)Every person who contravenes this section shall,on summary
conviction before a Magistrate,be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty
dollars.
4.If any person not serving within the Colony in Her Majesty's
Naval or Military Forces wears the uniform of any of those forces,or
any dress having the appearance or bearing any of the rwegimental or
other distinctive marks of any such uniform,in such a manner or under
such circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt upon that uniform,
or employs any other person so to wear that unofrom or dress,he shall,
on summary conviction before a Magistrate,be liable to a penalty not
exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonemnt for any term not ex-
ceeding one month. A.D. 1895. Ordinance No. 10 of 1895. Short title. Interpretation of term. 57 & 58 Vict.c. 45 s. 4. No. 4 of 1893. Prohibition of person not serving in Military Forces wearing military uniform. Ib.s.2. Punishment of person bringing contempt on naval or military uniform. Ib.s.3.
Abstract
A.D. 1895. Ordinance No. 10 of 1895. Short title. Interpretation of term. 57 & 58 Vict.c. 45 s. 4. No. 4 of 1893. Prohibition of person not serving in Military Forces wearing military uniform. Ib.s.2. Punishment of person bringing contempt on naval or military uniform. Ib.s.3.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/683
Edition
1901
Volume
v2
Subsequent Cap No.
228
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 4 of 1895
Number of Pages
1
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“UNIFORMS ORDINANCE, 1895,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed February 6, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/683.
