COLONIAL BOOKS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, 1888
Title
COLONIAL BOOKS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, 1888
Description
No. 2 of 1888.
to provided for the registration of , and the preservation of copies
of books printed in this colony . [2nd April, 1888.]
1. The Colonial Books Registration Ordinance, 1888.
2. In this Ordinance, ' book' includes every volume, part or
division of a volume , and pamphlet in any language , and every sheet
of music, map, chart , or plan separately printed or lithographed,
but does not include any publication which consists merely of a
price, list, Sale catalogue , annual report, trade circular, or trade
advertisement.
3.-(1) Three copies of the whole of every book which is printed
in tbis colony together with all maps, prints, or other engravings
belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as
the best copies of the same are produced, and also of any second
or subsequent edition which is so produced , with any additions
or alterations the same are in letter-press or in the maps ,
prints , or other engravings belonging thereto, and whether the first
edition of such book has been produced before or after the
commenencement of this ordinance, shall be within one month after
the day in which any such book is first delivered out of the press,
and notwithstanding any agreement (if the book is published) be-
tween the printer and the publisher thereof, be delivered, free of
any charge, claim , or demand whatsoever by the printer, bound,
sewed, or stitched togother, and on the best paper which the
same is printed, to the officer mentioned in section 6, who shall
give, a receipt for the same.
(2) The publisher or other person employing the printer sball,
at a reasonable time before the expiration of the said month, supply
such printer with all maps, prints , and engravings , finished and
coloured as aforesaid, winch may be necessary to enable him to
comply with the requirements aforesaid.
[s, 4, rep. No. 62 of 1911.]
5. One of such copies sliall be transmitted to the Secretary of
State, another copy shall be disposed of as the Governor may, by
general or special order, direct, and the remaining copy shall, after
a memorandum containing the particulars respecting the book has
been registered as hereinafter provided, be deposited in such public
library or be otherwise disposed of as the Governor may determine.
6.-(1) There shall be kept at such office and by such officer
as the Governor may appoint in this behalf, a book to be called
'A Catalogue of Books printed in Hongkong ,' wherein shall be
registered a memorandum of every book which may have been
delivered pursuant to section 3.
(2) Such memorandum shall be made as soon as possible after
the delivery of the copies theroof, and shall ,so far as practicable,
contain the following particulars:-
(a) the title of the book and the contents of the title page , with
a translation into English of such title and contents , when the same
are not in the English language ;
(b) the language in which the book ls written;
(c) the name of the author, translator,or either of the book or
any part thereof ;
.(d) the subject;
(e) the place of printing and the place of publication
(f) the name or firm of the printer and the name or firm of the
publisher;
(g) the date of issue from, the press;
(h) the number of sheets, leaves, or pages;
(i.) the size;
(j) the first, second, or other number of edition ;
(k) the number of copies of which the edition consists
(l) the manner in which the book is produced ;
(m) the price at which the book is sold to the public ; and
(n) the name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright or
of any portion of the copyright.
7. The memoranda so registered shall be published in the Gazette
as soon as may be after the end of each quarter, and a copy thereof
shall be sent to the Secretary of State.
8. Every printer, and every publisher or other person employing
any printer, who neglects to comply with the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not ex-
ceeding 2.5 dollars.
[s.9 amalgamated with s. 8 by No. 63 of 1911 and s. 10
rep. No. 62 of 1911.]
11. The Governor-in-council shall have power to make such rules
as may be necessary for carrying out the objects of this Ordinance,
and may, by notification in the Gazette, exclude any class of books
from the operation of the whole, or any part thereof.
[s. 12 amalgamated with. 11 by No. 63 of 1911.]
Short title. Interpretation of term. Delivery to appointed officer of three copies of book printed or lithographed in the Colony. Disposal of copies. Catalogue of books printed in the Colony. Publication of memoranda registered. Penalties. Rules. Governor-in-Council may exclude may class of books.
to provided for the registration of , and the preservation of copies
of books printed in this colony . [2nd April, 1888.]
1. The Colonial Books Registration Ordinance, 1888.
2. In this Ordinance, ' book' includes every volume, part or
division of a volume , and pamphlet in any language , and every sheet
of music, map, chart , or plan separately printed or lithographed,
but does not include any publication which consists merely of a
price, list, Sale catalogue , annual report, trade circular, or trade
advertisement.
3.-(1) Three copies of the whole of every book which is printed
in tbis colony together with all maps, prints, or other engravings
belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as
the best copies of the same are produced, and also of any second
or subsequent edition which is so produced , with any additions
or alterations the same are in letter-press or in the maps ,
prints , or other engravings belonging thereto, and whether the first
edition of such book has been produced before or after the
commenencement of this ordinance, shall be within one month after
the day in which any such book is first delivered out of the press,
and notwithstanding any agreement (if the book is published) be-
tween the printer and the publisher thereof, be delivered, free of
any charge, claim , or demand whatsoever by the printer, bound,
sewed, or stitched togother, and on the best paper which the
same is printed, to the officer mentioned in section 6, who shall
give, a receipt for the same.
(2) The publisher or other person employing the printer sball,
at a reasonable time before the expiration of the said month, supply
such printer with all maps, prints , and engravings , finished and
coloured as aforesaid, winch may be necessary to enable him to
comply with the requirements aforesaid.
[s, 4, rep. No. 62 of 1911.]
5. One of such copies sliall be transmitted to the Secretary of
State, another copy shall be disposed of as the Governor may, by
general or special order, direct, and the remaining copy shall, after
a memorandum containing the particulars respecting the book has
been registered as hereinafter provided, be deposited in such public
library or be otherwise disposed of as the Governor may determine.
6.-(1) There shall be kept at such office and by such officer
as the Governor may appoint in this behalf, a book to be called
'A Catalogue of Books printed in Hongkong ,' wherein shall be
registered a memorandum of every book which may have been
delivered pursuant to section 3.
(2) Such memorandum shall be made as soon as possible after
the delivery of the copies theroof, and shall ,so far as practicable,
contain the following particulars:-
(a) the title of the book and the contents of the title page , with
a translation into English of such title and contents , when the same
are not in the English language ;
(b) the language in which the book ls written;
(c) the name of the author, translator,or either of the book or
any part thereof ;
.(d) the subject;
(e) the place of printing and the place of publication
(f) the name or firm of the printer and the name or firm of the
publisher;
(g) the date of issue from, the press;
(h) the number of sheets, leaves, or pages;
(i.) the size;
(j) the first, second, or other number of edition ;
(k) the number of copies of which the edition consists
(l) the manner in which the book is produced ;
(m) the price at which the book is sold to the public ; and
(n) the name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright or
of any portion of the copyright.
7. The memoranda so registered shall be published in the Gazette
as soon as may be after the end of each quarter, and a copy thereof
shall be sent to the Secretary of State.
8. Every printer, and every publisher or other person employing
any printer, who neglects to comply with the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not ex-
ceeding 2.5 dollars.
[s.9 amalgamated with s. 8 by No. 63 of 1911 and s. 10
rep. No. 62 of 1911.]
11. The Governor-in-council shall have power to make such rules
as may be necessary for carrying out the objects of this Ordinance,
and may, by notification in the Gazette, exclude any class of books
from the operation of the whole, or any part thereof.
[s. 12 amalgamated with. 11 by No. 63 of 1911.]
Short title. Interpretation of term. Delivery to appointed officer of three copies of book printed or lithographed in the Colony. Disposal of copies. Catalogue of books printed in the Colony. Publication of memoranda registered. Penalties. Rules. Governor-in-Council may exclude may class of books.
Abstract
Short title. Interpretation of term. Delivery to appointed officer of three copies of book printed or lithographed in the Colony. Disposal of copies. Catalogue of books printed in the Colony. Publication of memoranda registered. Penalties. Rules. Governor-in-Council may exclude may class of books.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/838
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
142
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 2 of 1888
Number of Pages
3
Files
Collection
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Citation
“COLONIAL BOOKS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, 1888,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed January 21, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/838.
