THE BRITISH DOLLAR (CHOPPING) ORDINANCE, 1895
Title
THE BRITISH DOLLAR (CHOPPING) ORDINANCE, 1895
Description
No. 7 of 1895.
To prohibit the defacing or chopping of British Dollars.
1. The British Dollar (Chopping) Ordinance, 1895.
[23rd August, 1895.]
2. In this Ordinance ' British dollar' means the dollar coined
in pursuance of Her Majesty's Order-in-Council (the British Dollar
Order, 1895) dated 2nd February, 1895.
3.-(1) It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor to deface any
British dollar by stamping thereon any name, or word, or mark, or
As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No.1 of 1912, No. 2 of 1912 and
No. 8 of 1912.
As amended by No. 1 of 1912. For the British Dollar Order see
Vol. 2 p. 25.
As amended b ' v No. 50 of 1911 and No. 8 of 1912. For penalty
see No. 1 of 1898 s. 6 (2),
by cutting, punching, or choppiog Such doliar in any mlay what-
ever.
(2) No tender of payment of inaney made in this Colony in such
dollars so defaced shall be a legal tender.
Short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of defacing of British dollar.
Abstract
Short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of defacing of British dollar.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/877
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 7 of 1895
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“THE BRITISH DOLLAR (CHOPPING) ORDINANCE, 1895,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed October 22, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/877.