STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE, 1897
Title
STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE, 1897
Description
ORDINANCE NO. 3 OF 1897
Stowaways
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE for the Punishment of Stowaways
arriving in this Colony.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Stowaways Ordinacne, 1897.
2. Any person arriving in the colony on Board any Brithis or foreign
sea-going ship who, by secreting himself on board or getting or remaining on board, without the consent of either the owner, consignee, or master,
or of a mate, or of the person in charge of the ship, or of any other
person entitled to give that consent, has obtained a passage without
having paid for the same shall be deemed to be a stowaway, and shall, on
summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding on hundred
dollars or to imprisonment, with or withourt hard labour, for any term not
exceeding one month.
3. The onus of proving the consent of the owner or other person as
aforesaid shall lie on the person charged.
4.The detention of a stowaway shall not be deemed illegal, if for no
longer period than is reasonably necessary for the purpose of handing
such person over to the Police, and the Police may apprehend any such
stowaway without a warrant.
A.D. 1897. Ordinance No. 7 of 1897. Short title. Punishment of stowaway arriving in the Colony. Onus of proof of consent. Detention and apprehension of stowaway.
Stowaways
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE for the Punishment of Stowaways
arriving in this Colony.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Stowaways Ordinacne, 1897.
2. Any person arriving in the colony on Board any Brithis or foreign
sea-going ship who, by secreting himself on board or getting or remaining on board, without the consent of either the owner, consignee, or master,
or of a mate, or of the person in charge of the ship, or of any other
person entitled to give that consent, has obtained a passage without
having paid for the same shall be deemed to be a stowaway, and shall, on
summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding on hundred
dollars or to imprisonment, with or withourt hard labour, for any term not
exceeding one month.
3. The onus of proving the consent of the owner or other person as
aforesaid shall lie on the person charged.
4.The detention of a stowaway shall not be deemed illegal, if for no
longer period than is reasonably necessary for the purpose of handing
such person over to the Police, and the Police may apprehend any such
stowaway without a warrant.
A.D. 1897. Ordinance No. 7 of 1897. Short title. Punishment of stowaway arriving in the Colony. Onus of proof of consent. Detention and apprehension of stowaway.
Abstract
A.D. 1897. Ordinance No. 7 of 1897. Short title. Punishment of stowaway arriving in the Colony. Onus of proof of consent. Detention and apprehension of stowaway.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/698
Edition
1901
Volume
v2
Subsequent Cap No.
83
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 3 of 1897
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“STOWAWAYS ORDINANCE, 1897,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 20, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/698.
