DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873
Title
DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873
Description
No. 1 of 1873.
For the amendment of the Law with respect to the Carriage and
Deposit of Dangerous Goods. [9th July, 1873.]
1. The Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873.
2. In this Ordinance,-
'Dangerous goods' mean any of the goods or substances speci-
fied in sections 3 and 4, or which may be declared to be 'dangerous
goods' by an order of the Governor-in-Council under section 5 :
'Warehouse owner' includes all persons owning or managing
any warehouse, store, quay, pier, or other premises in which goods
are deposited :
'Carrier' includes all persons carrying goods or passengers for
hire by land or water.
3. The following goods, viz., petroleum, nitroglycerine or
glonoine oil, gun cotton, fulminate of mercury or of other metals,
dynamite, blasting powders,gunpowder, fuzes (other than safety
fuzes),rockets,detonators,cartridges.ammunition of all descrip-
tions (othel. tball percussion caps or priming caps or empty sport-
ing cases), phosphorous, aqua fortis, vitriol, naphtha and benzine,
shall be deemed to be dwigerous goods within the meaning of this
Ordinance.
4. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the term 'petroleum'
includes kerosine oil,rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, oil made
from petroletun, coal, schist, sliptle, peat, or other bituminous
substance, and any products of petroleurn, or any of the above
mentioned oils.
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to make orders
declaring that any substances, other than those enumerated in
section 3, shall be deemed to be dangerous goods within the mean-
ing of this Ordinance, subject to the following qualifications:-
(1) the quantity of any such substance which may be kept with-
out a licence shall be such quantity only as is specified in that
behalf in such order, or, if no such quantity is specified, no quantity
may be kept without a licence ; and
(2) the label on the vessel or pachage containing such substance
shall be such as may be specified in that behalf in the order.
6. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to make re-
gulations, which shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council
at the sitting next after their publication, in respect of any of the
following matters :-
(a) the movement, carriage, landing, shiping, or transshipment
of dangerous goods from, into, or within the Colony or the waters
thereof, and either by land or by water, and the time and mode
thereof, and the precautions to be taken in connexion therewith
and
b) the place or places in the waters of the Colony at which any
ship, vessel, lighter, or boat of any description whatever carrying,
or about to carry, or having on board any dangerous goods may or
may not moor, anchor, or stop.
7. Where any dangerous goods are moved, carried, landed,
shipped, or transshipped, or are otherwise dealt with, or where any
Calcium Carbide (a) exceeding five pounds kept in one pound tins hermetically
sealed,or (b) exceeding five pounds kept in a property equipped gasometer
or apparatus,prepared for use,and so situated that public safety is not
in the opinion of the governor-in-Council likely to be endangered.
Ether (exceeding one pound in weight).
Spirit of Wine (exceeding two gallons).
Methulated Spirit (exceeding two gallons).
Alcoholic liquid of a greater strength than 70 parts per cent. by weight of
alcohol (exceeding two gallons if kept for private use or exceeding 50
Benzene (exceeding one pound in weight).
Any preparation or adaption or any substance similar or not to the follow-
ing used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by
explosion:-
Nitro-glycerine,gun-cotton,fulminate of mercury or of other metals,
dynamite,blasting powders gunpowder,gelatine dynamite,cheddite,
gelignite, blasting gelatine,bobbinite,compressed gunpowder,rackarock,
chlorate of potash mixture for rackarock,and picric acid.
Compressed Oxygen,Compressed Acetylene.
Dissolved Acetylene.
Chlorate of Potassium (in quantities exceeding 1/4 lb.),Acetone,Any other
Chlorate.
ship, vessel, lighter, or boat having on board any dangerous goods
is moored, anchored, or stopped, contrary to any regulations made
under section 6, the owner of such dangerous goods,or the owner
and master of such ship, vessel,lighter,or boat,as the case may be,
shall each be liable to a penalty not exceeding 250 dollars for each
day during which such contravention continues; and it shall be
lawful for the Harbour Master, or any other person acting under his
orders, to cause such dangerous goods, or such ship, vessel, lighter,
or boat, to be removed, at the expense of the owner thereof, to such
place as may be in conformity with the said regulations, and all
expenses incurred in such removal may be recovered in the same
manner in which penaIties are hereatfter made recoverable.
8.-(1)The owner or master of every ship carrying a cargo any
part of which consists of dangerous goods shall, on entering any
harbour, give notice of the nature of such cargo to the Harbour
Master, and shall furnish him with a true copy of the manifest of
such dangerous goods.
(2) If such notice is not given and manifest furnished, the owner
and the master of such ship shall each be liable to a fine not exceed-
ing 2,000 dollars, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court
that neither the owner nor the master knew the nature of the goods
to which the proceedings relate, and could not with reasonable
diligence have obtained such knowledge.
9.-(1) Where any dangerous goods-
(a) are sent or conveyed by land or water between any two places
in the Colony; or
(b) are sold or exposed for sale,
the vessel or package containing them shall have attached thereto a
label in conspicuous characters in English and Chinese,stating the
description of the goods with the addition of the word 'Dangerous,'
and with the further addition,-
(a) in the case of a vessel or package sent or conveyed, of the
name and address of the sender; and,
(b) in the case of a vessel or package sold or exposed for sale, of
the name and address of the vendor.
(2) All dangerous goods which are sent, conveyed, sold or exposed
for sale in contravention of this section shall, together with the vessel
or package containing the same, be forfeiture,and,in addition there-
to, the person sending, conveying, selling, or exposing for sale the
same shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.
10-(1) Save as hereinafter mentioned, no person shall have in
his possession, custody or power, or in the possession, custody or
power of any servant or agent of his,dangerous goods except in
pursuance of a licence granted by the Captain Superintendent of
Police or in pursuance of a permit issued in necordance with regula-
tions made under section 6.
(2) A licence may be granted for a limited time,and may be
subject to renewal or not in such manner as the Governor may deem
expedient.
(3) There may be annexed to any such licence such conditions
as to the mode of storage, the nature and situation of the premises in
which, and the nature of the goods with which, such dangerous
goods are to be stored, the mode of carrying such dangerous goods
within the Colony, the keeping of books in regard to the possession
and use of dangerous goods, and generally as to the safe keeping
of such dangerous goods, as to the Governor-in-Council may seem
expedient.
(4) Any licensee violating any of the conditions of his licence shall
be deemed to be an unlicensed person.
(5) If any person has dangerous goods in his possession, custody
or power, or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or
agent of his in contravention of this section such dangerous goods
shall, together with the vessels or packages containing the same, be
liable to forfeiture, and in addition thereto such person shall be
liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any period not
exceeding 6 months and to a fine not exceeding 250 dollars and in
further addition thereto, such person shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding 100 dollars a day for each day after the first day during
which such goods are proved to have been in his possession, custody
or power or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or
agent of his.
(6) This section shall not apply to kerosine kept for private use
when the amount does not exceed 10 gallons, and the same is kept
in closed vessels each of which contains not more than 3 gallons,
or to any goods the storage of which is provided for by any other
Ordinance.
(7) There shall be charged in respect of each licence granted in
pursuance of this Ordinance the sum of one dollar.
11. Any dealer who-
(1) refuses to show to any officer authorised by the Governor
every or any place, or all or any of the vessels or packages, in which
dangerous goods in his possession are kept, or to give him such
assistance as he may require for examining the same ; or
(2) wilfully obstructs any officer so authorised in the execution of
this Ordinance,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars.
12-(1)Where any Magistrate is satisfied, by information upon
oath, that there is reasonable ground to believe that any dangerous
goods are being kept,sent,conveyed,or exposed for sale within the
Colony in contravention of this Ordinance, at any place, whether a
building or not, or in any ship or vehicle,such Magistrate shall
grant a warrant by virtue whereof it shall be lawful for any person
named in the warrant to enter the place, ship, or vehicle mention-
ed in the warrant, and every part thereof, and examine the same
and search for such goods therein, and if any such goods,are found
therein which are kept, sent, conveyed, or exposed for sale in con-
travention of this Ordinance, to seize and remove such goods and
the vessels or packages containing the same, and to detain such
goods and vessels or packages until a Magistrate has determined
whether the same are or are not forfeited.
(2) The proceeedings for such forfeiture shall be commenced
forthwith after the seizure.
(3) Any person seizing any dangerous goods in pursuance of this
section, shall not be to any action for detaining the same or
for any loss or damage incurred in respect of such goods, otherwise
than by any wilful act or neglect while the same are so detained.
(4) Every person who,-
(a) by himself or by any one in his employment or acting by
his direction or with his consent,refuses or fails to admit into any
place occupied by or under the control of such person any person
demanding to enter in pursuance of this section ; or
(b) in any way obstructs or prevents any such person in or from
making any such search, examination, or seizure,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, and also to forfeit
all the dangerous goods which are found in his possession or under
his control.
13-(1) No person shall delive any dangerous goods to any
warehouse owner or carrier, or send or carry, or cause to be sent, or
carried, any such goods to or from any part of the Colony, or deposit
such goods in or on any warehouse, wharf, or quay, unless the
true name or description of such goods, with the addition of the
word 'Dangerous,' in English and Chinese, is distinctly written,
printed, or marked on the outside of the package, or, in the case
of delivery to or deposit with any warehouse owner or carrier, with
out also giving notice in writing to him of the name or description
of such goods and of their being dangerous.
(2) Every person who commits a breach of this section shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars, or to imprisonment for
any term not exceeding 2 years.
14. Provided always as follows:-
(1) any person convicted of a breach of the last section shall not
be liable to a fine of more than 1,000 dollars or to imprisonment,
if he shows, to the satisfaction of the Court before whom he is
convicted, that he did not know the nature of the goods to which
the information or indictment relates ; and
(2) any person accused of having committed a breach of the
last section shall not be liable to be convicted thereof if he shows,
to the satisfaction of the Court before whom he is tried, that he
did not know the nature of the goods to which the information
or indictment relates, and that he could not, with reasonable
diligence, have obtained such knowledge.
15. Where goods are delivered, sent, carried, or deposited in
contravention of section 13, they shall be forfeited, and shall be
disposed of in such manner as the Governor directs, whether any
person is liable to be convicted of a breach of the said section or not.
16-(1) The provisions of sections 8, 9, 13 ,14, and 15 shall not
apply to either of the following classes of dangerous goods:-
(a) lubricating oils; and
(b) petroleum tar or petroleum fuel which has been tested and
certified by the Government Analyst, or other similar officer of
this or any other British Colony, to give off an inflammable vapour
at a temperature of not less than 150 Fahrenheit.
(2) Any by-laws, rules, or regulations relating to dangerous
goods made under this or any other Ordinance shall not, unless
expressly so provided, apply to either of the above classes of
dangerous goods.
17. No warehouse owner or carrier shall be bound to receive or
carry any dangerous goods.
18.-(1) All offences under this Ordinance (excepting those
specified in section 13) may be dealt with summarily by a
Magistrate.
(2) All offence specified in section 13 may be dealt with
summarily by two Magistrates:Provided that if at the close of the
investigation the accused person applies for a trial by jury,or the
Magistrates are of opinion that the case ought to be so tried, they
may commit the accused person for trial at the Assizes.
19. This Ordinance shall not apply to this Majesty's ships of
war, or to the ships of war of any foreign nation, or to any stores
or depots or other premises belonging to His Majesty's Govern-
ment or to His Majesty's naval or military authorities within the
Colony.
20.Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect the
provisions of any Ordinance relating to gunpowder.
Short title. Interpretation of terms. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 7.] Enumeration of dangerous goods. Definition of petroleum. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 3.] Application of the Ordinance to other substances. [ib.s.14] [12th Oct., 1906.] Regulations as to movement, etc., of dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 4.] Contravention of regulations. [ib.] [30th April, 1910.] [2nd Sept., 1910.] [12th May 1911.] [4th August, 1911.] [26th Jan., 1912.] Notice by owner or master of ship carrying dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 5.] Label on vessel or case containing dangerous goods. [ib.s.6.] Regulations as to storage of dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 ss. 7, 9.] Penalty on dealer refusing information, etc. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 12.] Search for dangerous goods. [ib.s.13.] Marking of dangerous goods and giving of notice of their character. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 3.] Provision for case of absence of knowledge of nature of goods. [ib.s.4.] Forfeiture of goods not marked, etc. [ib.s.5.] Exemption of certain classes of goods from certain provisions and from regulations. Refusal of goods. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 6.] Proceedings for offences penalties. Exemption of ships of war, etc. Saving as to Ordinance relating to gunpowder. [cf. No. 14 of 1901.]
For the amendment of the Law with respect to the Carriage and
Deposit of Dangerous Goods. [9th July, 1873.]
1. The Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873.
2. In this Ordinance,-
'Dangerous goods' mean any of the goods or substances speci-
fied in sections 3 and 4, or which may be declared to be 'dangerous
goods' by an order of the Governor-in-Council under section 5 :
'Warehouse owner' includes all persons owning or managing
any warehouse, store, quay, pier, or other premises in which goods
are deposited :
'Carrier' includes all persons carrying goods or passengers for
hire by land or water.
3. The following goods, viz., petroleum, nitroglycerine or
glonoine oil, gun cotton, fulminate of mercury or of other metals,
dynamite, blasting powders,gunpowder, fuzes (other than safety
fuzes),rockets,detonators,cartridges.ammunition of all descrip-
tions (othel. tball percussion caps or priming caps or empty sport-
ing cases), phosphorous, aqua fortis, vitriol, naphtha and benzine,
shall be deemed to be dwigerous goods within the meaning of this
Ordinance.
4. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the term 'petroleum'
includes kerosine oil,rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burmah oil, oil made
from petroletun, coal, schist, sliptle, peat, or other bituminous
substance, and any products of petroleurn, or any of the above
mentioned oils.
5. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to make orders
declaring that any substances, other than those enumerated in
section 3, shall be deemed to be dangerous goods within the mean-
ing of this Ordinance, subject to the following qualifications:-
(1) the quantity of any such substance which may be kept with-
out a licence shall be such quantity only as is specified in that
behalf in such order, or, if no such quantity is specified, no quantity
may be kept without a licence ; and
(2) the label on the vessel or pachage containing such substance
shall be such as may be specified in that behalf in the order.
6. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to make re-
gulations, which shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council
at the sitting next after their publication, in respect of any of the
following matters :-
(a) the movement, carriage, landing, shiping, or transshipment
of dangerous goods from, into, or within the Colony or the waters
thereof, and either by land or by water, and the time and mode
thereof, and the precautions to be taken in connexion therewith
and
b) the place or places in the waters of the Colony at which any
ship, vessel, lighter, or boat of any description whatever carrying,
or about to carry, or having on board any dangerous goods may or
may not moor, anchor, or stop.
7. Where any dangerous goods are moved, carried, landed,
shipped, or transshipped, or are otherwise dealt with, or where any
Calcium Carbide (a) exceeding five pounds kept in one pound tins hermetically
sealed,or (b) exceeding five pounds kept in a property equipped gasometer
or apparatus,prepared for use,and so situated that public safety is not
in the opinion of the governor-in-Council likely to be endangered.
Ether (exceeding one pound in weight).
Spirit of Wine (exceeding two gallons).
Methulated Spirit (exceeding two gallons).
Alcoholic liquid of a greater strength than 70 parts per cent. by weight of
alcohol (exceeding two gallons if kept for private use or exceeding 50
Benzene (exceeding one pound in weight).
Any preparation or adaption or any substance similar or not to the follow-
ing used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by
explosion:-
Nitro-glycerine,gun-cotton,fulminate of mercury or of other metals,
dynamite,blasting powders gunpowder,gelatine dynamite,cheddite,
gelignite, blasting gelatine,bobbinite,compressed gunpowder,rackarock,
chlorate of potash mixture for rackarock,and picric acid.
Compressed Oxygen,Compressed Acetylene.
Dissolved Acetylene.
Chlorate of Potassium (in quantities exceeding 1/4 lb.),Acetone,Any other
Chlorate.
ship, vessel, lighter, or boat having on board any dangerous goods
is moored, anchored, or stopped, contrary to any regulations made
under section 6, the owner of such dangerous goods,or the owner
and master of such ship, vessel,lighter,or boat,as the case may be,
shall each be liable to a penalty not exceeding 250 dollars for each
day during which such contravention continues; and it shall be
lawful for the Harbour Master, or any other person acting under his
orders, to cause such dangerous goods, or such ship, vessel, lighter,
or boat, to be removed, at the expense of the owner thereof, to such
place as may be in conformity with the said regulations, and all
expenses incurred in such removal may be recovered in the same
manner in which penaIties are hereatfter made recoverable.
8.-(1)The owner or master of every ship carrying a cargo any
part of which consists of dangerous goods shall, on entering any
harbour, give notice of the nature of such cargo to the Harbour
Master, and shall furnish him with a true copy of the manifest of
such dangerous goods.
(2) If such notice is not given and manifest furnished, the owner
and the master of such ship shall each be liable to a fine not exceed-
ing 2,000 dollars, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court
that neither the owner nor the master knew the nature of the goods
to which the proceedings relate, and could not with reasonable
diligence have obtained such knowledge.
9.-(1) Where any dangerous goods-
(a) are sent or conveyed by land or water between any two places
in the Colony; or
(b) are sold or exposed for sale,
the vessel or package containing them shall have attached thereto a
label in conspicuous characters in English and Chinese,stating the
description of the goods with the addition of the word 'Dangerous,'
and with the further addition,-
(a) in the case of a vessel or package sent or conveyed, of the
name and address of the sender; and,
(b) in the case of a vessel or package sold or exposed for sale, of
the name and address of the vendor.
(2) All dangerous goods which are sent, conveyed, sold or exposed
for sale in contravention of this section shall, together with the vessel
or package containing the same, be forfeiture,and,in addition there-
to, the person sending, conveying, selling, or exposing for sale the
same shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.
10-(1) Save as hereinafter mentioned, no person shall have in
his possession, custody or power, or in the possession, custody or
power of any servant or agent of his,dangerous goods except in
pursuance of a licence granted by the Captain Superintendent of
Police or in pursuance of a permit issued in necordance with regula-
tions made under section 6.
(2) A licence may be granted for a limited time,and may be
subject to renewal or not in such manner as the Governor may deem
expedient.
(3) There may be annexed to any such licence such conditions
as to the mode of storage, the nature and situation of the premises in
which, and the nature of the goods with which, such dangerous
goods are to be stored, the mode of carrying such dangerous goods
within the Colony, the keeping of books in regard to the possession
and use of dangerous goods, and generally as to the safe keeping
of such dangerous goods, as to the Governor-in-Council may seem
expedient.
(4) Any licensee violating any of the conditions of his licence shall
be deemed to be an unlicensed person.
(5) If any person has dangerous goods in his possession, custody
or power, or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or
agent of his in contravention of this section such dangerous goods
shall, together with the vessels or packages containing the same, be
liable to forfeiture, and in addition thereto such person shall be
liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for any period not
exceeding 6 months and to a fine not exceeding 250 dollars and in
further addition thereto, such person shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding 100 dollars a day for each day after the first day during
which such goods are proved to have been in his possession, custody
or power or in the possession, custody or power of any servant or
agent of his.
(6) This section shall not apply to kerosine kept for private use
when the amount does not exceed 10 gallons, and the same is kept
in closed vessels each of which contains not more than 3 gallons,
or to any goods the storage of which is provided for by any other
Ordinance.
(7) There shall be charged in respect of each licence granted in
pursuance of this Ordinance the sum of one dollar.
11. Any dealer who-
(1) refuses to show to any officer authorised by the Governor
every or any place, or all or any of the vessels or packages, in which
dangerous goods in his possession are kept, or to give him such
assistance as he may require for examining the same ; or
(2) wilfully obstructs any officer so authorised in the execution of
this Ordinance,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars.
12-(1)Where any Magistrate is satisfied, by information upon
oath, that there is reasonable ground to believe that any dangerous
goods are being kept,sent,conveyed,or exposed for sale within the
Colony in contravention of this Ordinance, at any place, whether a
building or not, or in any ship or vehicle,such Magistrate shall
grant a warrant by virtue whereof it shall be lawful for any person
named in the warrant to enter the place, ship, or vehicle mention-
ed in the warrant, and every part thereof, and examine the same
and search for such goods therein, and if any such goods,are found
therein which are kept, sent, conveyed, or exposed for sale in con-
travention of this Ordinance, to seize and remove such goods and
the vessels or packages containing the same, and to detain such
goods and vessels or packages until a Magistrate has determined
whether the same are or are not forfeited.
(2) The proceeedings for such forfeiture shall be commenced
forthwith after the seizure.
(3) Any person seizing any dangerous goods in pursuance of this
section, shall not be to any action for detaining the same or
for any loss or damage incurred in respect of such goods, otherwise
than by any wilful act or neglect while the same are so detained.
(4) Every person who,-
(a) by himself or by any one in his employment or acting by
his direction or with his consent,refuses or fails to admit into any
place occupied by or under the control of such person any person
demanding to enter in pursuance of this section ; or
(b) in any way obstructs or prevents any such person in or from
making any such search, examination, or seizure,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, and also to forfeit
all the dangerous goods which are found in his possession or under
his control.
13-(1) No person shall delive any dangerous goods to any
warehouse owner or carrier, or send or carry, or cause to be sent, or
carried, any such goods to or from any part of the Colony, or deposit
such goods in or on any warehouse, wharf, or quay, unless the
true name or description of such goods, with the addition of the
word 'Dangerous,' in English and Chinese, is distinctly written,
printed, or marked on the outside of the package, or, in the case
of delivery to or deposit with any warehouse owner or carrier, with
out also giving notice in writing to him of the name or description
of such goods and of their being dangerous.
(2) Every person who commits a breach of this section shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars, or to imprisonment for
any term not exceeding 2 years.
14. Provided always as follows:-
(1) any person convicted of a breach of the last section shall not
be liable to a fine of more than 1,000 dollars or to imprisonment,
if he shows, to the satisfaction of the Court before whom he is
convicted, that he did not know the nature of the goods to which
the information or indictment relates ; and
(2) any person accused of having committed a breach of the
last section shall not be liable to be convicted thereof if he shows,
to the satisfaction of the Court before whom he is tried, that he
did not know the nature of the goods to which the information
or indictment relates, and that he could not, with reasonable
diligence, have obtained such knowledge.
15. Where goods are delivered, sent, carried, or deposited in
contravention of section 13, they shall be forfeited, and shall be
disposed of in such manner as the Governor directs, whether any
person is liable to be convicted of a breach of the said section or not.
16-(1) The provisions of sections 8, 9, 13 ,14, and 15 shall not
apply to either of the following classes of dangerous goods:-
(a) lubricating oils; and
(b) petroleum tar or petroleum fuel which has been tested and
certified by the Government Analyst, or other similar officer of
this or any other British Colony, to give off an inflammable vapour
at a temperature of not less than 150 Fahrenheit.
(2) Any by-laws, rules, or regulations relating to dangerous
goods made under this or any other Ordinance shall not, unless
expressly so provided, apply to either of the above classes of
dangerous goods.
17. No warehouse owner or carrier shall be bound to receive or
carry any dangerous goods.
18.-(1) All offences under this Ordinance (excepting those
specified in section 13) may be dealt with summarily by a
Magistrate.
(2) All offence specified in section 13 may be dealt with
summarily by two Magistrates:Provided that if at the close of the
investigation the accused person applies for a trial by jury,or the
Magistrates are of opinion that the case ought to be so tried, they
may commit the accused person for trial at the Assizes.
19. This Ordinance shall not apply to this Majesty's ships of
war, or to the ships of war of any foreign nation, or to any stores
or depots or other premises belonging to His Majesty's Govern-
ment or to His Majesty's naval or military authorities within the
Colony.
20.Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed to affect the
provisions of any Ordinance relating to gunpowder.
Short title. Interpretation of terms. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 7.] Enumeration of dangerous goods. Definition of petroleum. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 3.] Application of the Ordinance to other substances. [ib.s.14] [12th Oct., 1906.] Regulations as to movement, etc., of dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 4.] Contravention of regulations. [ib.] [30th April, 1910.] [2nd Sept., 1910.] [12th May 1911.] [4th August, 1911.] [26th Jan., 1912.] Notice by owner or master of ship carrying dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 5.] Label on vessel or case containing dangerous goods. [ib.s.6.] Regulations as to storage of dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 ss. 7, 9.] Penalty on dealer refusing information, etc. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 12.] Search for dangerous goods. [ib.s.13.] Marking of dangerous goods and giving of notice of their character. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 3.] Provision for case of absence of knowledge of nature of goods. [ib.s.4.] Forfeiture of goods not marked, etc. [ib.s.5.] Exemption of certain classes of goods from certain provisions and from regulations. Refusal of goods. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 6.] Proceedings for offences penalties. Exemption of ships of war, etc. Saving as to Ordinance relating to gunpowder. [cf. No. 14 of 1901.]
Abstract
Short title. Interpretation of terms. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 7.] Enumeration of dangerous goods. Definition of petroleum. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 3.] Application of the Ordinance to other substances. [ib.s.14] [12th Oct., 1906.] Regulations as to movement, etc., of dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 4.] Contravention of regulations. [ib.] [30th April, 1910.] [2nd Sept., 1910.] [12th May 1911.] [4th August, 1911.] [26th Jan., 1912.] Notice by owner or master of ship carrying dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 5.] Label on vessel or case containing dangerous goods. [ib.s.6.] Regulations as to storage of dangerous goods. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 ss. 7, 9.] Penalty on dealer refusing information, etc. [34 & 35 Vict.c. 105 s. 12.] Search for dangerous goods. [ib.s.13.] Marking of dangerous goods and giving of notice of their character. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 3.] Provision for case of absence of knowledge of nature of goods. [ib.s.4.] Forfeiture of goods not marked, etc. [ib.s.5.] Exemption of certain classes of goods from certain provisions and from regulations. Refusal of goods. [29 & 30 Vict.c. 69 s. 6.] Proceedings for offences penalties. Exemption of ships of war, etc. Saving as to Ordinance relating to gunpowder. [cf. No. 14 of 1901.]
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/795
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
295
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 1 of 1873
Number of Pages
7
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, 1873,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 15, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/795.
