KELLET ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1898

KELLET ISLAND ORDINANCE, 1898

ORDINANCE NO. 2 OF 1898.

Kellet Island

AN ORDINANCE to make provision with respect to Kellet
island.
[13th August, 1898.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of hongkong, wiht the advice and
consent of the legislative council thereof, as follow:-
1. This ordinance may be cited as Kellet island ordinance, 1898.
2. No ship, boat, junk, or other vessel shall anchor, remain, or loiter,
whether for the purpose of fishing or for any other purpose, within a
distance of fifty yards from high water mark on Kellet Island without
a written permit from the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Regular
Force in this Colony : provided that this prohition shall not apply to
vessels in the employ of her majesty's naval or military authorities or
in the employ of the government of this colony, whether upon police
service or otherwise.
3. No person shall land or be upon Kellet island unless he is the
bearer of a written order for that purposed duly granted to him by the
officer commanding her majesty's regular forces in this colony, or
unless he is an officer,warrant officer, non-commissioned officer, or
private of the army, navy,or marine forces, on duty, or a member of
the police force, on duty.
4. Any person in charge of any ship, boat, junk, or other vessel
contravening the provisions of section 2, and any person contravening
the provisions of section 3, shall be guilty of an offence, and, on sum-
mary conviction before a magistrate , shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour,
for any term not exceeding one month.
5. any commissioned or non-commissioned officer in her Majesty's
naval ro military forces and any police officer may, wiht or without a
warrant, apprehend or cause ot be apprehended any person offending
against this ordinance , and may bring him or cause him to be brought
before a magistrate of the purpose of being dealt with according
to law .
A.D. 1898. Ordinance No. 12 of 1898.
Short title.
Prohibition of vessel anchoring, etc., 50 yards of Kellet Island, without permission.
Prohibition of landing on Kellet Island without written order, etc. Punishment for contravention of ss. 2 and 3. Arrest of offender.

A.D. 1898. Ordinance No. 12 of 1898.
Short title.
Prohibition of vessel anchoring, etc., 50 yards of Kellet Island, without permission.
Prohibition of landing on Kellet Island without written order, etc. Punishment for contravention of ss. 2 and 3. Arrest of offender.

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