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94 No.

8 of 1964.

REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE EMERGENCY POWERS ORDERS IN COUNCIL, 1939-1963.

UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE EMERGENCY POWERS ORDERS IN COUNCIL, 1939 - 1963, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 22 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF BRITISH GUI­ ANA AND BY VIRTUE AND IN EXERCISE OF ALL POWERS ENABLING HIM IN THAT BEHALF THE FOL­ LOWING REGULATIONS HA VE BEEN MADE BY THE GOVERNOR:- 1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Powers r "' .. Citatior;.

Regulations 1964.

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For the purposes of these Regulations, ·· unless the context I nlerpretr.• tion.

otherwise requires - "aircraft" includes 10 & 11 G��-.

5. c. 80 & 26 Geo.

5 & 1 Edw.8 C. 44.

Cap.

345.

22 Geo.

5 c.4.

Cap.

346.

Cap.

345 Cap.
132. all balloons (whether and flying machines, but captive gliders, airships, balloons and flying machines shall not include or free), kites, gliders, to Her Majesty; airships, belonging (whether captive or free), kites, 't: has the same meaning as in the Fi'rearrns "ammunition" Ordinance; "Chief Immigration Officer" means the Commissioner of Police; t, "Dominion" means a Dominion within the meaning of the 1931, and any territory Government Statute of Westminister, for the time being by Her Majesty's pendent member territory administered such a Dominion; services" being be declared utility or to be essential means such services by order of the Governor of the Commonwealth by Her Majesty's "essential recognised as an inde­ any in Government and includes to be of public to the life of the community; as in the Explosives Ordi­ "explosive" has the same meaning as may for the time has the same meaning as in the Firearms Ordinance; land covered with water, and pa1ts of houses -0 nance; "firearms" "land" includes or buildings; "officer of police" ing a rank senior "photographs" means a member of the Police Force hold­ to that of Chief Inspector; includes any photographic plates, r photographic films, or other sensitised articles in a camera, or not; packet" whether has the same meaning they have been developed as in the Post and Tele­ which have been exposed "postal graph Ordinance; 95 "public officer" has the same meaning as in the Constitution of British Guiana; means, in relation "requisition" sion of the property at the disposal to any property, the property of the requisitioning or require to take posses­ to be placed authority; 'sea plane" includes a flying b'oat and any other aircraft desgined to manoeuvre "sl�ip" and "vessel" · m the Merchant a ship or vessel on the water; l�av� respectively Sh1ppmg belonging means any message "telegram" Act, 1894, but shall not mclude to Her Majesty; the same mean(ngs as �c.
"�� fl or other communication for transmission by any apparatus by means or other communication trans­ for mitted or intended transmitting of electric signal; transmitting messages "wireless apparatus" means apparatus for making by means of wireless communications or wireless telephony apparatus" means apparatus or information television, and "wireless telegraphy, wireless receiving communications for receiving made or given by the said means.

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Any reference or the p ilot of an aircraft to the person for the time being in charge of the vessel the case may be.

in these Regulations shall be construed to the master as including of a vessel Master of ;ITi;'o1r a reference as aircraft.

or aircraft, 4.

Any reference to the making, sending or receiving which is made in any of these Regulations munications wireless telegraphy, construed as including mation or, as the case may be, to the receiving mation.
or wireless telephony the giving a reference to relating television shall be tions.

or infor- or infor- of warning of warning wireless of com-Sen�i9g or to �����1cif 5.
The Interpretation Ordinance of these Regulations and of any orders to the interpretation tation as it applies of section and rules as aforesaid 30 of the said Ordinance shall apply to the interpre-J!1terpreta- or rules made thereunder, t��inance, Chapter 5• and for the purposes and such orders these Regulations of an Ordinance, shall be deemed to be ordinances.

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Any reference peace" shall be construed in these Regulations as a re erence to any persons to "disturbers w o - of the peace.
of the Disturbers h f (a)by use of arms, explosives in a manner prejudicial or counsel to violence to public safety or b'y violent or to law or means act or order; disobedience (b)incite resistance to lawful authority.

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The Competent of Ministers by the Council in which the Regulations shall be the person appointed of all or any of ��J;i:itt� Appointment tent for the purposes occurs, and any person so Authority in writing such expression -r�forr�d --- �appo · ted · · hese egulations to as-the Gompeten Authority .· 96 Holder o!

designated office as Competent Authority.

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Where the holder of a designated to be the Competent is made to the contrary, appointed vision to extend to the person for the time being performing the office designated.

the appointment Authority, shall be deemed the duties T then unless express of office has been pro­ Authorised oflioor.

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An "authorised officer" means any for the purposes Governor may by order specify, as the Governor may by order declare.
of such provisions such members officer of police, and, as the of these Regulations, ill forces of Her Majesty's Interference with tele­ graphic com­ munications.

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No person shall knowingly - (a)cause interference with the sending by means of wireless munications telephony or (b)cause interference or wireless television, with, or intercept, made otherwise communications telegraphic or tele­ than by the said or receiving telegraphy, of com­ ,- wireless phonic means: Provided that this regulation shall mot apply to anything done by, or with the permission Majesty or police constable acting or under the direction of, any servant of Her of his duty as such.
in the course Means of secret com­ munication.

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( 1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation no person shall, except possessioru, within whether with permission or knowingly or outside send by post or otherwise the Colony - granted by the Governor, knowingly have in his to any destination, (a)any instructions receiving conveying, (b)any substance the purpose or ing information, or article of secretly for utilising or recording any means of secretly t: information, for designed manufactured or or record­ receiviI1,g conveying, (c)any document recording any information.
or other article secretly conveying or (2)Any person who has in his possession in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph any such in­ (1) of structions as are mentioned this regulation, shall, so to do, deliver as may be specified if requested up those instructions in the request.
by or on behalf to such authority of the Governor or person (3)Any person who has in bis possession, in contravention any substance or article manufactured or designed of secretly conveying, receiving infor­ or recording shall, if requested up that substance or by or on behalf aiticle of the Governor so to do, or person as to such authority of this regulation, for the purpose mation, deliver may be specified in the request.
(4)Nothing be taken to prevent travention in paragraphs the prosecution (2) and (3) of this regulation of any person in respect of a con­ shall of paragraph (1) of this regulation.
any means of ( 5)In this regulation conveying, sec_retly "instructions for utilising information'' or recording the expression receiving "in- l 97 any code or cipher, but paragraph ( 1) of this section shall not eludes apply- ( a)to the possession (i)any code or cipher the Governor, of - (ii)any document or recording information or conveying the use of which is approved by by means of such a code or cipher, ment which specifies used, or in clear the code or cipher being a docu­ (b)to the use, in accordance by with conditions and shall not restrict or police constable acting the Governor, in sub-paragraph of any such code or cipher the doing of anything (a) of this paragraph, by any servant in the course of his duty as such.
in any manner likely • 12.

No person shall, imposed as is mentioned of Her Majesty of the realm or public safety , to any other person or publish, and order, or other record to be, information or have in his possess whatsoever with respect ion any inf ormation.
of, any information to any of the follow- be- defence municate document ing, or purporting - ing matters (a)the number, containing, description, or condition disposi­ equipment, of any of Her Majesty's armament, tion, movement vessels forces, any operations Majesty's forces, any measures place on behalf the number, war; (b) (c) (d) or aircraft; or projected vessels or aircraft; operations of any of Her for the defence of Her Majesty; or fortification of any description or location of any prisoners of to prejudice • the General pro- V!SlOnS for obtam, record, com-safeguarding (e)munitions of war; (f)any other matter whatsoever be directly information useful or indirectly as to which to dis­ would or •might turbers of the peace.
13.The Governor may make provisions to any exemptions for which provision by order for securing may be made by the leaving the that, Entering and Colony.
subject ordet - (a)no person shall, on coming by sea or by air from a place out- side the Colony, or aircraft ( b)no person shall, elsewhere disembark in the Colony from any vessel than at a place specified for the purpose outside or aircraft in the order; by sea or by of proceeding embark in the than at a place so the Colony, elsewhere air to a destination Colony on any vessel specified; ( c)no person shall proceed from the Colony to a destination outside granted the order.
it, except under the authority by such authority or person as may be specified permit in of a written 14.

(1) No person shall - do any act having reason�ble cause_ to believe will be likely o f-=tru-e,...i_r_duties_by: members o:l',-HeF Majesty'_ orces or 7 engaged' in the carrying the performance on of their work by persons In_terferencc that it M�1e�� forces, etc.
with the performance of essential or mterfere services, to prevent or 98 (2) do, in relation to any person whom he knows to be a forces member of Her Majesty's intent any act with engaged, capable of efficiently as the case may be, of efficiently as a person so engaged: thereby proforming or to be a person so to render him in- his duties carrying as such or,, on his work that a person shall not be guilty of an offence under Provided this regulation persuading by reason only of his taking part in, or peacefully .. any other person to take part in, a strike.
Misleading acts and mis­ representa­ tioo.

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(1) No person shall - ,, t (a)do any act calculated falsely capacity) or on behalf, Government, to suggest any other person is or is not acting or in a particular half, of Her Majesty a member of a police service, the performance that he or generally (either in the service, or on be­ or as or a foreign force or fire brigade, or in the in engaged of an undertaking of essential or services, to any property, falsely that the property belong to, or is or is not in the possession or the control classified, Majesty on behalf of Her or purpose, or appropriated of, Her Majesty, or has or has not been any act calculated particular selected does or does not for any under (b)do, in relation to suggest (c) do any act whereby there are communicated, or likely or to any section to the public any directions, to be communicated, thereof falsely purporting to be duly issued poses connected with the defence the securing of the public or given for pur­ of the realm or the or order, safety, or than for the pur­ otherwise instructions or information than in the circumstances is authorised by or or do any act, or make any cause to believe that.
in such a signal to result than for that purpose or other­ signal or otherwise of the Governor, (d)make any defence pose for which, in which, the making of that signal on behalf statement, the act or statement being made otherwise wise than having reasonable likely having reasonable is likely in those circumstances, or do any act that the act is cause to believe or the making of such a signal, to be mistaken for (e)do any act, or make any statement, to that the act or statement cause to believe mislead functions or the securing any person in the discharge with the defence in connection safety of the public having reasonable is likely w of any lawful of the realm or order: (a) of this para­ of sub'-paragraph Provided that the provisions graph shall not apply to anything done by any servant constable acting in or police the course of his duty as such.
of Her Majesty (2)In this regulation by or on behalf with defence any signal authorised any purpose connected or order.

the expression "defence of the Governor or the securing of public safety signal".

means to be used for 16.

(1) No person shall - Causing disaffection.


99 (a) (b) or in among or to seduce (whether in the of essential endeavour to cause disaffection from their duty any persons engaged Colony or elsewhere) in Her Majesty's the performance services, any person to do or omit to do anything his duty as a person so engaged, with intent procure paragraph any document of copies thereof would constitute or to contravene a contravention have in his possession of such a nature among any such persons such a contravention.
or to aid, abet, counsel of sub-paragraph (a) of this service, or to induce in breach of or under his control or as aforesaid that the dissemination , (2)A prosecution for an offence against this regulation except with the consent of the Director shall of Public not be instituted Prosecutions.

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(I) No person shall - Propaganda.


-;• whether (a)endeavour, orally public opinion (whether in a manner likely safety and order, to be prejudicial or (b) do any act, or have any article in the Colony or elsewhere) to defence or public or otherwise, to influence in his possession, with the making of, any a view to making, or facilitating such endeavour .

in respect of a contravention of this paragraph be instituted except with the consent of the Director of Public .
, A prosecution spall not Prosecutions.
(2)The Governor restricting may make provision by order for preven· as to which safety and order, in the Colony of matters or, as the case may be, the unrestric­ the publication ting or heis satisfied that the publication, ted publication, thereof · public such incidental and supplementary nor to be necessary cluding provisions representatiop.s, publication, may be specified or expedient for securing photographs be submitted or exhibited would or might be prejudicial to and an order under this paragraph provisions for the purposes that newspapers, defence may contain as appear to the Gover­ of the order (in­ documents, pictoral films shall, before to such authority or cinematograph in the order).
or person as or (3) Where any person against this regulation the Governor niay by order direct specified the Colony.

in 'the order, is convicted by reason of his having that, during on indictment published such period of an offence a newspaper, as may be any newspaper in that person shall not publish _ _:..._;,._ _.-1.
(4�)'--'l=n._t,...,h.,.,,i_ gulation-- ---- - -- -- ---- -- ---- -r- (a)"public opinion" includes the opinion of any section of the public; (100 (b) "cinematograph film" includes a on which sounds have been recorded of their being reproduced sound tract and any for in connection other article the purpose with the exhibition of such film; , means, in relation (c)"publication" film, the exhibition the mechanical cludes sounds in connection as aforesaid; to a cinematograph of the film to the public, and in­ reproduction of any or electrical of the film '" with the exhibition (d)"newspaper" periodica_l includes publication.
any journal, magazine or other !��:i/�- 18.

(1) Whenever P0�tation or f tion of any newspaper, t��1'.�;��� be contrary to the public the Governor book, or document, is of opinion interest he may, if he thinks or any part thereof would pro­ fit, by order, that the importa­ 0 sect,uon, etc.
hibit the importation case of a newspaper, cally, portation �ay by the same or a subsequent of any past or future issue of that newspaper, book, or document book, or docume_nt, and in the which is published instrument im­ prohibit the periodi­ (2)Whenever the Governor thereof.
is of opinion - (, (a)that there is in any newspaper, book or document per-iodically which is published tion of matter calculat safety, economy of the colony, or the maintenance or ed to prejudice of the pubJic public order or or services ' a systematic publica- to publish individual docu- (b)that any person is likely ments containing an order requiring such matter, that no future shall be published, he may make paper, book or document that no document said person, unless publication in accordance (3)Any person the matter contained with the order.
who conspires shall be published issue of the ,news­ or, as the case may be, by, or by arrangement with, the has been passed for therein ..I, any seditious enterprise, or utters reproduces or any part thereof any seditious into execution seditious words or writing; for sale, distributes, document seditious liable years unless are special circumstances would render shall be guilty on on indictment or imports or extract relating unjust.
its application words or writing, upon convicti words, or sells, any newspaper, 'book or any therefrom of an offence and shall be for at least five containing to imprisonment the Court finds that the offence was trivial to the offence or the offender o-r that there which with any person to carry or prints or publishes any offers Sedition, Seditious papers, etc.
.... ,-� ,., (4) Any person who - (a)sells, reproduce_s offers for sale, distributes, book or document therefrom, which is subject (1) of this regulation any newspaper, or extract paragraph ject to an order under paragraph contains cation in accordance matter which has· not been passed for publi­ with the order; or imports or any part thereof to an order under or which, being sub­ (2) of this regulation or 101 in such possession he did not know (b)being found in possession of any newspaper, book, or extract therefrom does not prove words or writing, tion of the Court that at the time he •the or any part thereof seditious or document containing to the satisfac was found nature of its contents; (c)being found in possession document or any part thereof which has been declared to be prohibited the satisfaction possessio;n or of any newspaper, book, or ,therefrom or extract by the Governor by order to be imported, does not prove to of the Court that it came into his without shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation.
his knowledge or privity; 19.

(1) The Governor may by order prohibit of any distinctive or u�official the wearing of uniform,.

dress or article by any person in public or any embfom, display apparel the Governor is satisfied said would be likely promote disaffection: either _generally or to a specified area.
being a dress, that the meaning or display or emblem as to which as afore- thereof article to cause a disturbance and any such order may ,be made so as to apply of public order or to (2)For the purposes of this regulation, a dress, an article or a.,n emblem shall be deemed to be worn or displayed of <1,pparel puplfo if it is worn or displayed place to which the public have access.

so as to be visible to a person in in any 20.


(1) The Governor, the Colony that the holding such processions of public such period as may be specified area of processions order or to promote or processions in that area would be likely -if satisfied, of public with respect processions to any area in ProcessioJ?s or of any class of and meetings.

to cause a disturbance disaffection, may by order prohibit, for (2)The Governor may give directions ing of any meeting would be likely disaffection.
as to which he is satisfied of public to cause a disturbance in the order, the holding of that class as the case ·may be.

prohibiting the \hold­ that •the -holding in that thereof order or to promote (3)Any police may take such steps, forces necessary for or given under this regulation.

compliance securing constable or any member of Her Majesty's and use such force, as may be reasonably with any order or directions made 21.
If any persons, way or public each of those persons to the number of four or more assemble .

:P_ower to to 2;�:y of place or in any place adjacent when four or more.

to disperse who refuses to do so by any member of the Police Force or Her Majesty's in any public together that way or place, required Forces, shall be guilty of an offence against these Regulations.

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If with intent person does any act which is like!

to assjst to pre3udic shall be gmlty of an offence agamst this regulation.
� tlie clefence ot the _Colon{' or publ_ic safety disturbers of the peace, any Acts done disturhe.rs of the peace or ��st;f0t st and order, �h��eace.

to assist he � 102 Remo.val of prdhi'bitive pe·rsons.

may if they consider of Ministers of public safety persnn and thereupon and order, it 11ecessan by order declare the Chief Immigration , by him shall cause that person to be by or in any place from time to time appointed for the detention of any such person pending 1 23.
(1) The Council in the interest or any person authorised or expedient any alien to be a prohibited Officer detained in any prison the Council of Ministers his removal from the colony.

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( 2)The Chief Immigration him shall cause any such prohibited Colony by any available means at the earliest ( 3)Any person who fails to comply with any provision Officer or any person authorised person to be removed from the opportunity.
of this by ,.. regulation shall be guilty ( 4)For the purposes of an offence against of this Regulation, this regulation.

an alien shall be a person other than a person deemed to belong to the Colony.
A person shall be deemed to belong to the Colony - (a)if he is a British (b) if he was born in the Colony; (c)if he was born of parents subject; and or were domiciled or ordinarily in the Colony; ( d)if he is domiciled ( e)if he has been ordinarily or resident of seven years or more, and since the completion in the Colony for a t" who at the time of his birth in the colony; resident or period of such period dent in any place outside a period of seven years or more; or of residence has not been ordinarily the Colony continuously � resi­ for ( f ) if he is a dependant of a person to whom any one of (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this para­ the sub-paragraphs graph applies.
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( 5)If the Minister responsible from the Colony of any such prohibited hand that any sum of money is required passage money shall be ingly shall be statutory Constitution expenditure Guiana.

a charge on the revenues of British certifies for finance under his of the to defray the expenses person that sum of of British Guiana and accord­ for the purposes of Part VII of the Protected olaces.

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(1) If, as respects any premises, it appears to the Goverrtor in the interests supplies of defence and services.

or public essential or expedient, the entry of unauthorised to .be n ecessary safety and order, or for maintaining to the life of.

the community, that special to prevent clare those premises Regulations; ject to any exemptions be in those premises as may be specified without in the order.
to be a protected for which provision of these sub­ and so long as the order is in force no person shall, he may by order de- persons, place for the purposes the permission may be made by the order, or person of such authority precautions should.

be taken Any premises in relation to which an order made under this regu­ is in force are hereafter in these Regulations to as a referred lation "protected place".
(2)Where, in pursuance permission to be in a protected place, of this regulation, any person is under such permission, comply with such directions that person shall while for regula- granted acting ' I 103 as may be given by the Governor or· by the authority ting his conduct or person granting the person authoTised search place, him.
any person entering, and 11:iay detain permission; by the occupier to enter, in that behalf or seeking any such person for the purpose and an authorised office�, or any may of the premises, or being in, a protected of searching (3)If any person is in a protected or, while given under this regulation, direction proceedings from the place by an authorised that behalf in such a place, this regulation, which may be taken against by the occupier of the premises.
place in contravention fails to comply with any to any prejudice then, without of him, he may be removed officer or any person authorised in 25.

(1) Without prejudice to any of these Regulations the Gover-Protecte d to any area that it is necessary or public or expedient, the to regulate and order, safety areas.

with respect of defence nor if satisfied in the_ interests entry of persons be a protected long as the order is in force, specified vision ginning of that day resident without in the order.
the permission may be made by the order, into that area, may by order declare area for the purposes of these Regulations; that area to and so then, on and after such day as may be to any exemptions for which pro- no person who was not at the be­ in the said area shall be present of such authority or person as may be specified in the order, and subject thereiri Any area in relation is hereafter to which an order made under this Regula­ in these Regulations referred to as a "pro­ tion is in foi-ce tected area".
(2)If any person is in a protected area in cont_ravention this regulation, may be taken against under the direction then, without prejudice him, he may be removed to any proceedings from the area by or of an authorised officer.

of which 26.
Without prejudice - as respects nor may, to any of these Regulations the Gover-�,�'!�'.olled (a)any protected (b)any place in relation nor to be necessary to the presence Majesty's area, or place or protected to which it appears to take special to the Gover­ precautions owing in that place of members of Her of war, or munitions of persons the conduct forces make such rules regulating or area as he thinks for the protection necessary perty in that place or area, for safeguarding ciency of members ting the enforcement and a rule made in relation this regulation place, in contravention forces of the provisions may make provision to any place by virtue of Her Majesty's and for removing therefrom of the rule.
therein 'of persons the discipline and effi­ therein, and pro­ or for facilita­ of these Regulations; (b) of of paragraph for restricting access to that any person who is present therein in the said place ,21.

(1➔ No person shal ··*�� of, any pre- on, ,or on premises .• , applies,---,�;., mises to which this regulation .

in the vicinity primarily (a).

trespqss s �����rng.

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� �;•,.,} f04J (b)unlawfully enter or board any vehicle, vessel or for any of the purposes craft used or appropriated Her Majesty's vicinity (c)trespass place; service, of any such vehicle, on premises vessel or trespass in the vicinity on premises in "'· or or aircraft, air­ of the and if any person is found trespassing tion of this paragraph, on any occassion tion of this paragraph, may be taken against from the premises may be.
then, without him, he may be removed vessel on which he has entered or from the vehicle, or is found on any vehicle, or boarded on any premises vessel which by an authorised officer as the case or aircraft, prejudice to any proceedings of any protected '1- in contraven­ or aircraft it in-contraven­ .

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.. ..... (2)No person shall, for any purpose be in, or in the vicinity prejudicial to the public· to which of, any premises of this paragraph applies primarily and where, in any proce�dings or any such vehicle, vessel taken against it is proved that at the material vehicle, adduce such of his having been of, the premises, may thereupon a person by time he was or air­ the prosecution of that person (including evidence vessel in, or in the vicinity or defence, safety this regulation as.
afotesaid; virtue present craft concerned, of the character previously so present c�nvicted for a purpose of any offence) as tends to public prejudicial to show that he was or defence.

safety evidence or aircraft (3)No person loitering to which this regulation vessel or aircraft after being requested in the vicinity of a protected place, applies, continue primarily shall.

by the appropriate person to leave as aforesaid, or of any to loiter of any premises such vehicle, in that vicinity it.

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: ( 4)The premises to which this regulation primarily applies are premises used or appropriated (a)for any of the purposes - or of Her Majesty's service against, or protection from, a disturber for defence of the peace, or (b)for the performance of any essential services.

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(1) Every person who - Lootini: and kindered offences.
� ► or erection, (a)breaks and sliop, store, building (b)unlawfully of whatever and maliciously any to break and enter, or attempts enters, dwelling-house, or other factory outhouse, description; or destroys any­ or damages outhouse, dwelling-house, of whatever des­ thing in any shop, store, factory, or other building or cription; or erection, (c)steals any article from any shop, store, outhouse, whatever factory, description, or other building or from any person whatsoever, of dwelling-house, or erection, shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation.
(2)Any person guilty of an offence against this regulation shall ,;__.

105 be liable to imprisonment or or to both such imprisonment three years or to whipping and whipping (a)on summary conviction for a term not exceeding flogging, or flogging; (b)on conviction or on indictment or flogging to imprisonment or to both such im­ be liable for life or to whipping prisonment and whipping or flogging.

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The Governor, or public if be considers it safety necessary in the in-C!
)ntrol of or order so to do, may by order Highways.

of any highway, or diversion the exercise of any right of way or the use and for prohibiting of any terests of defence provide for the closing or restricting wate1way.

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(1) Without to -111111 prejudice o 15e necessary to any navigation or expechent the Governor, �::i°iii�01 order, so to do in the in-ports.
ing supplies of at safety and order, or for maintain to the life of the community, may make pro- of defence if it appears terests and services vision by order - or public essential (a)for prohibiting or restricting the shipping of articles or persons, (b)generally or persons, or any specified at any port in the Colony; for regulating, the facilitating, or expediting or unsbipping class of articles traffic at any such port; and an order under supplementary provisions or expedient for the purposes contain this regulation may such incidental and as appear to the Governor to be necessary of the order.
(2)The reference shall be construed board seaplanes in this regulation a reference to shipping to embarking or unsbipping or putting from seaplanes.

or unloading on or disembarking as including 31.

(1) No restriction apply - any port in the Colony shall imposed by any Ordinance in relation to Handling and of conveyance ammunition etc.

in porta.
(a)to the shipping, unshipping, handling, veyance stances tions given by the Governor, of ammunition, in the service of Her Majesty explosives or storage or con­ or inflammable sub­ or under instruc­ (b)to the conveyance of ammunition, explosives substances in any vessel for purposes or in­ of de­ flammable fence; Governor but the him to be required unshipping, and inflammable may by order make such prov1S1on of safety in the interests and conveyance handling, storage as aforesaid substances in any such area.
for regulating of ammunition, as appears to the shipping, explosives .

-- ping shall-be-construed a inclucling-a-referenc to-putting (2)Any reference in this regulation or to unship- on board to shipping seaplanes or to unloading from seaplanes, as the case may be.

106 Power to stop and search vehicles.

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(1) The person driving, or in control of, any road vehicle in or by any member of Her Majesty's on being required so to do by any police forces being motion shall stop the vehicle in uniform constable in uniform (2)If - and on duty.

f' (a)as respects way or in a place to which the public any road vehicle being hav� access, on any occasion of, the or in control high­ or on a public of a road vehicle (b)upon the overtaking on which the person driving, .
vehicle has been lawfully failed to do so, required has to stop it but constable or member of Her Majesty's any police ground for suspecting that there is to be found in the vehicle of the commission of an offence against search the vehicle and has reasonable of such an offence.
ground for believing may seize any article to be evidence these Regulations, evidence he may h e found therein which of the commission has reasonable forces .... (3)In this regulation the expression means "road vehicle" any vehicle designed or adapted for use on roads.

t General con­ trol of indus­ try.

33.
(1) A competent in the interestS' supplies authority, of defence so far as appears or public essential or to the life of the com­ and services safety and order, to that authority to be necessary for maintaining - munity, may by order provide or prohibiting (a)for regulating storage, the production, treatment, distribution, sale, transport, of any descrip­ use or consumption of articles at keeping, purchase, tion, and, in particular, which such articles for controlling movement, the prices "' (b)for regulating on of any undertaking may be sold; the carrying engaged trolling takers in essential the charges work, and in particular, which may be made by the under­ for con­ in respect of the doing of any work by them; in the order persons to such carrying to furnish (c) for requiring on, or employed in con­ specified or person as may be so or other documents �nd for requiring � re­ any or person as may as or returns with any trade or business to such authority any books, accounts to that trade or business, nection to produce specified lating persons be specified the competent ( d)for any incidental the competent poses of the order to provide, and inspection the entering by persons order relates competent authority, with the order; may require; and supplementary matters thinks it expedient including, in the order such estimates with a view to securing for which for the pur­ of premises· authorised authority authority authority in particular, to which the by the in that behalf compliance f .� fit r,: 107 may prohibit by the order except under the authority and an order under this regulation regulated by such authority be made so as to apply either cular person to the whole or to any part of any undertaking either throughout or person as may be specified to undertakings or undertaking the Colony or in any particular or class of persons the doing of anything granted of a licence in the order, and may generally or to any parti­ or undertakings, and either and so, as to have effect (2)Where the right to make charges on of any undertaking with respect carrying made under this regulation to that undertaking relation charges that connection in excess to make.
be authoris•ed would otherwise is limited may authorise area therein.
with the in connection to which an order may be by law, any order so made in to make in the undertakers of, or in addition, to those which they to a competent authority that in the interests or for maintain­ to the life of the community, or public essential on behalf of the Governor it is of the whole or any and order, safety to take control ( 3)If it appears of the realm, and services of the defence ing supplies necessary part of an existing such control, on in pursuance authority any person (hereinafter exercise the order, it is• expedient with respect such functions by the order, graph is in force with respect taking - may, with the approval undertaking, and that, for the purpose or part should that the undertaking of an order made under this paragraph, the competent of exercising be carried of the Governor, by order authorise to controller") referr,ed to as an "authorised in or any part thereof specified as may behalf of the Governor to the undertaking, of control, on and so long as an order made under this para­ or part of an under­ to any undertaking r be provided controller (a)the authorised shall exercise with any instructions accordance competent so however, authority power to give any directions visions of any Ordinance functions specifically his functions to him by the that he shall not have· with the pro­ inconsistent the of the undertakers except by the order; and or instrument in so far as may be determining give_n in provided (b)the undertaking on in accord­ or part shall be carried given by the authorised con­ with the provisions of the order, ance with any directions troller in accordance a:nd any person having any functions relation to the undertaking any such directions.
of management or part shall comply in with may authorise ( 4)An order made under paragraph an authorised ( 3) of this controller regulation to carry on the whole or any part of any existing under­ of the com­ with any instructions taking in accordance petent an authorised of this paragraph on the whole or any authority; and while by virtue is carrying - controller · - part of an undertaking -- he that the-undertakers undertakt }rs e-xGept not have any right to control the undertaking or part of the undertaking; the carrying shaii------ -- --:-:,1- on of and (i)he shall be deemed to be acting as-the agent of· 108 (ii)the undertakers shall not be bound, or, as.
the case may be, shall not in respect by the order, as may be specified any obligation or by virtue determining or limitation imposed of any Ordinance their functions.
of such matters be bound by on them by or instrument f ( 5)In this regulation (a)"essential - work" means work appearing authority to be essential order or to be essential and for defence or public to the life of the community; to-the competent safety and (b)"undertaking" means any public utility or commercial and for the enterprise, or• undertaking of doubts includes any industrial avoidance cular the Stabroek, New Amsterdam trolled takers", in relation person by whom it is carried in this regulation to substances, or operated on; to articles vehicles, any market and in parti­ Bourda, Albouystown, Kitty and any other market con­ Markets, and ·1 I' by a Local Authority; to any such enterprise, and "under­ means the shall be construed as or animals.
vessels ,, and any reference including a reference Power to do 34.

( 1) Any member of Her Majesty's forces work on 1and· of his duty as such, and any person authorised to act under this regulation, defence, and services land or place anything safety of the public to the life of the community, in, on or over any land.

may, for any purpose the securing essential or the maintenance do any work on any authority with connected of supplies by a competent acting in.

the course ,,.
the course ,,.

(2)A competent or expedient be necessary ty and order or the maintenance life of the community, the doing on any particular in the order.
authority, if it appears to that authority to s'O to do in the interes.ts of supplies safe­ public to the essential of defence, and services for prohibiting may by order provide or restricting land of amy such work as may be specified (3)No person (other than a servant in the course of his duty as such) shall, by or on behalf of a competent of Her Majesty or police except with with any work done, or thing placed in, on or over any acting constable permission granted alter or tamper land in pursuance of this regulation.
authority, remove, to any land, be deemed to include ( 4)For the purpose in r.elation down, destruction that land, and the removal or pulled molished or rendering of this regulation the doing of work shall, the demolition, placed in, on or over from the land of any thing so placed, of anything useless pulling de­ If clown in pursuance of this regulation.

1:aking p ossdes- 35.

(1) A competent if it appears f .

s1on o an .


1 or expe rent so o o 111 t e mterest d' t d or for maintaining authority, e necessary b order, community, tions as appear to the competent in connection may take possession and services of any land, and may give such direc­ authority to be necessary of that land.

with the taking of possession to that authority to o pu 1c safety and to the life of the h .
f bl' essential supplies or expedient 109 ( 2)While any lamd is in the possession o,£ a competent authori­ any the land may, notwithstanding or by any Ordinance ( whether imposed or otherwise), ty by virtue of this regulation, on the use thereof restriction other instrument the competent authority and order, the community; and be necessary or expedient of the land in pursuance thinks expedient or for maintaining the competent authority supplies for such purpose, be used by, or under the authority of, and h1 such manner as that of defence in the interests or public safety and services essential authority so far as appears to the life of to it to in connection of this paragraph,- with the taking possession or use .--- -.,.· ;r. -. '
(a)may do, or authorise persons using the land as aforesaid to do, in relation, son having an interest do by virtue of that interest, to the land, any thing which any per­ in the land would be entitled to (b)may by order provide for prohibiting or restricting the of rights exercise rights relating by virtue whether thereto which are .enjoyed by any person, of an interest in land or otherwise.
of way over the land, and of other ( 3)The owner or occupier of a competent or on behalf ty or person as may be specified possession be demanded as may be so specified.

relating to the land (being of him in connection authority of any land shall, so to do, furnish if requested by to such authori­ in his such in.formation in the r.equest information with the execution which may reasonably of this regulation) ,, 36.
Without prejudice subject to any of these Regulations, the Governor and conditions to any restrictions Majesty's for military therein forces.
or for any of the purposes im-;1r :J�;P of Her use of land oses the use of any land specified for air force purposes navy, as the case may be, during such period as may be speci- may by order authorise, posed by the ·order, purposes, Majesty's fied in the order, Governor to be necessary and any such order may, so far as appears or expedient for the purposes thereof, to the provide- ( a)for entitling persons using any land in pursuance order to do such acts in relation in the order, be specified and to that land of the as may (b)for prohibiting or restricting way over that land, and of other rights which are enjoyed in land an interest of thereto by any person, whether of or otherwis the exercise relating by virtue of rights .e.
3 7.
Any member of Her Majesty's of his duty as such, and any person to act under this regulation authori - forces acting sed by a competent in the course Entry and f8 �ection of an · authority of the powers regulations (a)may enter on any land for the purpose in relation 38, 39, 40 and 41 of thes·e Regulations; an or th of exercising any to that land by (b)may enter and ins e conferred purpose-o f dete,,.,_,- ------ -, - mining whether, powers is to be exercised and, if so, in what manner, any of those in relation to the land; and l li 110 (c)may, for any purpose connected of the public safety or the maintenance and services pass (with or without the of com­ to the life of the over animals with defence, or vehicles) essential securing supplies munity, any land.
Requisition­ ing of proper­ ty other than land.

38.

( 1) Subject to him to be necessary safety or public essential to the life of - requisitioning as hereinafter or expedient provided so to do in the interests the Governor, if it appears and order, or for maintaining supplies of the community, may by order provide of defence, and services for the � t- (a)any property (b)any article other than land situated in the Colony; on board any vessel or aircraft being within the Colon!}'
or the territorial of; and for the time 11> waters there- ( c)any ship or aircraft registered in the Colony, wherever it may be; and may giv.e such directions ent in connecti on with the requisition.
as appear to him to be necessary or expedi­ ( 2)Where the Governor requisitions any property he may use or deal with or and for such purpose the use of or dealing under this regulation, a ship or aircraft) authorise in such manner as he thinks expedient safety life of the community, property as if he were the owner thereof.
and services supplies and may hold, or sell or otherwise with the property for maintaini111g and order, or of defence in the interests essential dispose to the of, the ( including or public .. ( 3)The Governor, if i.t appears of his powers under paragraph exercise effectual to do, may by order made as respects part thereof - so the whole of the Colony or any ( 1) of this regulation to him to be necessary for the (a) direct that no person who, at the time when the order has in his possession or under his control, in the area to which the order relates, as may be described in the order, shall or cause or permit them to be takes effect, at an,y premises any such articles remove the articles, removed, from articles therefrom person as may be specified the owner in the order; ( b)require or occupier send to such authority of any premises in the order, said area to specified any such articles or will be on the premises, and quantity premises were if so, the number or which was or will as the order may direct.
of those articles on that date, according or person as as aforesaid be on the in the may be the premises until the removal by such authority is permitted of the or ( 4)An order under this regulation to perform any person with the in connection may authorise or any class of persons, requisitioning, ernor to be necessary and may contain or expedient.
such functions such directions a� appear to the Gov­ 111 · 39 ( 1) Where any interest tion mentioned Regulations out of the funds of the Colony shall be promptly in regulations is acquired under the said regulations adequate paid in respect compensation thereof.

in or right over pro1Jerty of any descrip- 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 55 of these sory_ .• Compensation for compul- ��q�:.
0n ( 2)Any person claiming any such compensation of his interest may apply to in or right over the Supreme the property Court for the determination and the amount of compensation.

( 3)Any party to proceedings in the Supreme Court relating to any such claim shall have the same rights purpose of and in relation to an action of appeal as be has for the or matter in that Court.
( 4)If the Minister responsible for finance certifies under his .. hand that any sum of money is required to be paid as compens·ation under of this Regulation the provisions the revenue ture for the purposes Guiana and accordingly of Part VII of the Constitution on shall be statutory expendi­ Guiana.

of British that sum of money shall be a charge of British 40.

The Governor of storing, business to afford description transport or distribution forces.
cooling, similar may require transporting services · in relation any person who carries or distributing to the storage, of any of Her Majesty's on the Power to goods of any ;f�::.

cooling 1 �fcolin�rvices.

·• of goods for the purpose .

h 41.

The Governor may require l d any company, 1. h h light, son supp ymg or aut onse to supp y water, 1g t, eat or power, to nnd_power 1 .
supply water, belonging to or used for the purpos·es of to carry out such work and render such services in suppl'y as premises any of Her Majesty's and connection heat or power to any building, forces, with such by the Governor.

may be directed reqmre wa er or camp sernces.

authority or per-Pow�r to t ., 42.

· The Governor that, subject order direct made by the order, may be specified of a written specified irI the order.
in the order, permit granted may, as respects to any exemptions any area in the Colony by Curfew.

for which provision may be such hours as between no person in that area shall, be out of doors except under the authority by the Governor or such person as may he 43.

(1) The Governor, or expedi-S o pu 1c sa ety an or er so to do, may by order f bl' f olice pecl-al p to him to be necessary orces.
f if it appears d d ent in t e mterests provide h · (a)for the constitution of a special area in tlie Colony as may be specified the appointment force and for enabling to serve with the special force for any such for as members of that sp.ecial police members of existing of persons police police in the order, force; forces (b)for securing under the control the order, that the saia special police of such persnn as may be specified on that person in relation force shall be and for conferring in ______ ___ _ to-th said-are , aJl�r-any of-th powers and duties a superintendent of police; of- ---- -- -:1- 112 and any such order may contain visions provisions (including or Regulations to the Governor order.
to any police to be necessary relating such incidental and supplementary or adapting any Ordinance or police as appe&r of the for the purposes force) authority or expedient for modifying pro­ f ( 2)All persons sti t�1 ted for any area powers of police constables.

being mern bers of a special by an order under this regulation force con­ police shall have all the • Power to arrest without w:arrant.

44.
44.

Any officer of police, in the course of his duty acting the Governor to act under this regulation person whom he has reasonable an offence these Regulations.

against grounds as such, and any person authorised forces any member of Her Majesty's by any warrant may arrest to suspect without of having committed .. Iderutification of persons in custody, 45.
The Governor in may make rules authorising to any person in custody whom an officer of police the taking, has reason­ these against of having committed an offence to suspect relation able grounds Regulations, graphing, as may be prescribed measuring, and otherwise by the rules.

of all such steps as may be reasonably that person identifying necessary for photo­ in such manner .. Power to obtain infor­ mation.

or produce 46.
or produce 46.

( 1) Without prejudice any person shall, in the request as may be so specified, so to do, furnish these Regulations authority may be specified possession the competent authority of defence safety person fails to furnish possession in regulation pursuance he shall be guilty or public considers or produce of a request of an offence prov1s10ns to any special in on being requested or person as to such authority in.
his or article which or an article contai'!led by a competent 1, any such information being information necessary or expedient in the interests and order to obtain or examine, any information and if any in his or article ;,.

duly made to him under this against this regulation-.

( 2)A prosecution in respect of an offence against tion shall not be instituted Director of Public Prosecutions.

except by, or with the consent this regula­ of, the Affixing of notices.

47.
Any authorised of the public safety, to the life of the community, may, for any purpose officer connected with of supplies or the maintenance to, affix any notice or vessel, vehicle any power conferred by this to be displayed on, any premises, of exercising the security .essential defence, and services or cause any notice and may, for the purpose regulation officer a notice, affixes of this regulation, alter, remove, enter any premises or causes at any time; and where any authorised to be displayed, a notice 1' in pursuance officer shall no person other than an authorised the notice.
deface or obliterate False state­ ments, 48.

If any person - ( 1) in answer to any request these Regulations, any statement, knows or has reasonable or particular, a material of an,y of makes which he be false in cause to believe to or any order made made in pursuance any information.

or furnishes thereunder, 113 (2)makM such a statement declaration, he is required to make, he shall be guilty regulation.
as aforesaid estimate, return or other document by an order under any of these Regulations of an offence in any account, against which this .I d the buying, I h'b' · h b I I 49.

(1) The Governor may, by order, selling or explosive in such Arm?,.

am-a in any area specified in any arms, that , mumt1on an or er, regu ate or pro 1 1t e1t er a so-ute y or su Ject to sue exceptions explosives.
as he may prescribe parts of arms, ammunition all persons possession shall keep the same in a secure Police, Police, be guilty dealing and may direct having in their or his or explosive by the Commissioner by the Commissioner place approved or remove them to any place directed and if any person contravenes or any person or class of persons any arms, parts of arms, ammunition b' h or otherwise substance, Regulations.
of an offence against these of of he shall such an order or direction substances, ( 2)The Governor may, by order, regulate order, as he may prescrioe, tion, or explosive order he shall be guilty or prohibit, the carrying substances, abs'Olutely or use of arms, parts of arms, ammuni­ any such and if any person contravenes these Regulations.
of an offence against either in any area specified or subject in the to such exceptions ( 3)Any person who, in any area specified (2) of this regulation, consorts person who is .carrying substance, under paragraph company of another ammunition presumpt acted with such other person in a manner prejudicial or the preservation these Regulations.
or explosive ion that he intends shall be guilty of the peace, in circumstances to or is· about to act with or has recently which raise a with or is found in the an,y arms, parts of arms, in an order made to the public safety against of an offence ( 4)Any person who attends or takes part in any meeting or procession explosive be guilty substance of an offence and who has in his pos·session any arms, ammunition, or stick or any stone or other dangerous shall missile, against these Regulations.
addition knives, ( 5)In this regulation spears, to firearms) the expression cutlasses, and other dangerous weapons.

swords, "arms" includes (in axes, hatchets, machettes, 50.

( 1) Any officer of police may, without or any commissioned or warrant and with or without officer Powers of search.
assist- warrant of Her Majesty's ance, and with the use of force if necessary forces - (a)enter and search any premises, or any vessel, (b)stop and search in a public of the commission is likely individual, place or not, if he suspects against of an offeoce to be found on such premises, and may seize any evidence that any evidence these Regulations vessel, or vehicle so found.
or i-ndividual, vehicle whether ------ (2)-Whenever naer tliis regu abon a woman 1s searched, the search shall be made by another woman.

114 51.

(1) Any person who injures, or does any act calculated to in­ injury t .. property.

the proper use or working road, vehicle, dwelling of any public building, or telephone telegraph house, lines, factory, line, cable ,.
canal, bridge, mine, shop, school, jure, or to prevent railway, or plant, gasworks, electricity stelling, production, light, supply, storage heat or power shall be guilty ship, vessel, airp ort or aruy works or plant used or adapted generating station, or transport of food, fuel, against of an offence waterworks, wharf, aircraft, for use for the munitions, these Regulations.
water, ( 2)Any person who approaches, any such place as aforesaid, of, or who enters thereto lation, or to do any other act specified against shall be guilty of an offence in paragraph ( 1) of this regu­ these Regulaitions.

with intent to do injury or who is in the neighbourhood Employment of voluntary labour, 52.
(1) The Minister charged with the responsibility for labour, by the Governor in that behalf, or any person authorised may employ and pay volunteers cription necessary to the life of the community public for any purpose which in order to maintain or expedient order.

or voluntary labour of any des­ of the Govemor is­ in the opinion supplie s and services essential or to secure the public safety or maintain ... ,.
(2)The remuneration of volunteers or voluntary ployed under this regulation Colony and shall be such as n:.ay be directed by the Governor one authori�ed in that behalf.
shall be paid out of the public by the Governor labour em­ funds of the or by any, under the any work the employ­ (3) \Vtere volunteers or voluntary hbour employed have performed ( 1) of this regulation of paragraph of labour, the or voluntary of, any public costs and expenses provisions which would, but for the circumstances ment of such volunteers labour, paid by 01' on, bel1oJf labour employer in or about the provision tary labour, declared behalf employer taking any person to be recoverable, or such proportion by the Governor by the Governor authorised or employer and remuneration which necessitated or private have been performed by or other undertaking by the Government incurred of such volunteers as may be by him in that or volun­ and shall be a debt due to the Government and may be sued for by the Attorney by such under­ or by General of those costs and expenses in that behalf.
.. or by any person authorised shall be recoverable or from such undertaking to any person employed ( 4)There may be paid out of the public or to the personal such compensation regulatio11J person such compensation employment as may be decided authority appointed representations ,.. for injury or death resulting under paragraph or dependants funds of the Colony ( 1) of this of any such from such or any person or by the Governor by him in that behalf.

Direction of labour.

53.
( 1) Where in the opinion in order to maintain expedient of the community the Governor or any person authorised may - of the Governor and services safety by the Governor or to secure supplies the public it is necessary or to the life essential or maintain public order, in that behalf V ( �' �if 115 (a)by o-:rder, any person ot class of persons, specified direct or described by name, office employed, who is or are ordinarily agent, city of principal, manager, in or about an undertaking connected and services, to remain in and continue at his or their usual or ordinary leased said; by the Governor or employment whether servant or otherwise, in the capa­ or otherwise, with such supplies such employment or anyone so authorise remuneration until re­ d as afore• (b)by order, direct any person (hereinafter and perform called for such remuner­ "a person undertake directed") to ation and tmder the direction as may be specified, undertaking connected and at such place as may be specified.
such work or duties with such supplies in or about an of such person or authority and services .., of a person directed, ( 2)Any inability to perform any contract ment of an order made under sub-paragraph this regulation, of service other party to the contract grounds for terminating same; but such other party may deduct from the salary under the contract such salary the person directed is require ments of such order as aforesaid.
to a person directed, or wages· having regard unable to perform such contract to the period of service of any require­ by reason (b) of paragraph ( 1) of to any shall not afford or repudiating the or wages due of by reason of the or periods during which a fair proportion (3)The Governor, may pay out of the public or any person authorised by him in that to any remunerati9n graph (b) of paragraph funds of the Colony to a person directed, due to hiro by virtue behalf, of an order made in addition any ,;mder sub-para by him in complying with the terms of the expenses incurred reasoniably ( 3) of the pr.eceding order and the provisions by the Government shall apply for the purposes of· such apply for remuneration and expenses in like manner as such provisions the purposes to in those provisions.
(1) of this regulation, of the costs and expenses of tbe recovery of paragraph regulation of recovery referred ( 4) An� person who, without lawful excuse, fails or neglects to comply with or interferes with any other person in the performance or direction, any such order or direction, shall be guilty of an offence or prevents against this regulation; of any such order or obstructs Provided that nothing any person or persons specified service Public Health Services vice declared section to be a service 1 of the said Ordinance.
in the schedule in this regulation shall make it an offence to the Public Utility Ordinance, to which such Ordinance for not being a and Undertakings 1956, or any other ser­ applies in any service to take part in a strike Arbitration under ( 5)Any person who terminates or repudiates any such contract o,-oi; to th require­ as aforesaid of service mens o an or er ma e under sub-paragraph against this regulation, for an reason of an offence shall be guilty at 'bu ble...t (1) of (b) of paragraph these Regulations.
,';,.

118 ( 1) on summary conviction, be liable dollars or to imprisonment six months or to both such fine and imprison­ to a fine not exceeding for a term not five hundred exceedj,rng ment, or (2)on conviction on indictment be liable to a fine not ex­ ceeding sonment such fine and imprisonme two thousand for a term not exceeding nt.

five years or to both five hundr.ed dollars or to impri­ I ,: Legal pro­ ceedings.

64.
64.

Proceedings in respect of an offence .alleged by a person against committed before the appropriate place where that person is for the time any of these Regulations court in the Colony having jurisdiction bei'llg.

in the to have been may be taken of Disposal articles in possession executive authorities.

of coming i·nto the possession of an executive to be evidence or otherwise) in consequence these Regulations, 65.
(1) Any article (whether Regulations authority thes·e ground for believing agai·rnst or, if within that period there are commenced such an offence evidence, in respect ings; and any article in this r.egulation or proceedings of the article, by virtue to as "a retained in which the article may be retained retained referred of the seizure of the article under which the authority of the commission has reasonable of an offence for a period of one month proceedings in respect of in is, or can properly provisions be, adduced under the following of this regulation \> of those proceed­ until the final determination of this regulation is hereafter article".
(2)Where proceedings are taken iru respect of an offence 'ti against these Regulations, properly alleged be adduced in evidence, is tried may make an order - being proceedings offender in which a retained article is, or can the court by or before which the (a)authorising the destruction or disposal of the article, or (b)authorising the further retention of the article, until such the order; date as may be specified i'lli the destruction authorising of that document and any such order made so as to extend to all copies of the making of the order are in, or which subsequently in any part of the Colony.
authority possession of paragraph upon complaint to the operation a court of summary jurisdictioru of an executive of a document which at the time come into, the (2) of this made in (3)Without prejudice may be article of a retained regulation, respect to the person ( if any) claiming, owner of the article in respect regulation.
of the article an opportunity or appearing of being heard, as is authorised by paragraph make such an order (2) of this � by an executive authority, may, after giving to the Court to be, the ( 4)A court shall not make an order under this regulation the court is satisfied so to do in the interests unless of defence or public safety that it is necessary and order.
( S)Where an order is made under this regulation authorising shall, ( 1) of this regulatiO'n of an article paragraph the further in relation in that paragraph is authorised retention to that article, were a period have effect as if the period first mentioned ending on the date until which the article by the order to be retained; and the making by a court of , !

119 such an order in respect or any other court from subsequently conferred article, graph ( 3) of this regulation.
any jurisdiction of any article shall not be taken to preclude that to that exercising, in relation ( 2) or para­ on the court by paragraph ( 6) Where, in the course of any proceedings ( 2) of this regulation, for an offence, an the court hearing order is made under paragraph any appeal in the matter of those proceedings order.
may vary or annul the any person ( 7)Where an order is made under paragraph ( 3) of this by the order who appeared on the hear­ to which the order is made may appeal the order to the Supreme Court, and for the purposes relating regulation ing of the application against paragraph and of the enactments to make an order shall be deemed to be an order.
aggrieved in relation to such an appeal, of this a refusal ( 8)Where an order is made under this regulation authorising shall not be destroyed of an article, or disposal the article the destruction or disposed proceedi-ngs of, as the case may be, until the final determination in which the order is made.
of the (9)For the purposes of this regulation, any shall so long as there is pend­ proceedings be deemed not to have been finally determined ing any appeal in the matter of the proceedings, matter shall which such an appeal the appeal that and an appeal in the ordinary time within is duly lodged, or withdrawn.

shall be deemed to be pending until it be deemed to be pending and if such an appeal may be lodged, is decided duri-ng (10)For the purposes or other person constable the execution .
be an executive authority of the provisions whatsoever of this regulation, having functions of these Regulations police any authority, in connection with shall be deemed to ( 11)Nothing in this regulation which may exist in law apart from the provisiO'Ils shall be taken to prejudice any right to retain of this regulation.

property 66.

Where in the exercise of powers conferred by any of these Recovery of any work is done which, but for the circumstances which Expenses.
tated the doing of that work as aforesaid, Regulations necessi a duty to do or might have been required expenses shall be a debt from that person due to the Crown.

reasonably incurred in connection to do, the amount of any with the doing of that work some person was under duties 67.

(1) Where any member.

of.


the Polic� Force or of Her Ex gratia Forces does· any act or thmg m the exercise or responsibilities Majesty's cise of his powers, in breach of his duty to do that act or thing and the doing of that act iniury.
or thing or the failure or injury to as the Minister) may make compensation assets any such damage, loss or injury and in the case of an individual referr.ed (in this regulation out of the revenues and to any person who has suffered or purported or fails to do any act or thing J��s the Mi-nister responsible to do that act or thing causes any loss, damage Guiana in for finance of British thereof respect exer-J)ayments d:��age, who ___ __, :ufferecLfata "n.jur suGh ompensatio be made to his legal personal n-may, i·n-the discretion representative of tn=e---- --- -r­ Minister, of his ,dependan ts in such sums as the Minister or to one or more shall think fit.
120 Cap.

111.

"dependants" Ordinance.

( 2)For the purpose of this regulation the expression has the same meaning as in the 'Workmen's Compensation • ( 3)Any amount paid by the Minister in pursuance of the provisions of this regulation Guiana and shall be statutory of the Cunstitution of British expenditure Guiana.
shall be a charge upon the revenues of British of Part VII for the purposes ferring Minister ( 4)Nothing in this regulation as con­ shall be construed a right on the part of any person to claim payment from the in respect of any damage, loss or injury.

68.
( 1) Where the Minister responsible of the commission is satisfied or apprehended for housing that com­ was forced as a result of any act of violence any person mission has lost his home a result as he may consider dation for any such person and may for this purpose use movable he may i-n his discretion housing by reason of its having been destroyed of an act of violence, or expedient or immovable in pursuance to evacuate necessary to provide acquired or damaged as take such steps accommo� any property his home or where any person ( 2)If the Minister responsible expenditure under his hand that any sum of money is required meeting any Regulation British purposes of Part VII of the Constitution that sum of money shall Guia:na and accordingly shall be statutory in pursuance of British incurred Guiana.
for frnance certifies of these Regulations.

by warrant for the purpose of of this of the provisions of the revenues be a charge on .,; expenditure for the f, Provision of housing a.ccommo-d� ation.

of Entrusting functions to statutory bodies.

69.
A provision made in, or a direction or determination made of, any of these Regulations or any order made or impose un, any person or class of for the purposes of any of these Regulations shall not be taken to be invalid or of no effect is, or consists by reason of or comprises, to confer and purporting powers or duties or given in pursuance thereunder persons any or the said order, only that that person or class of persons a body or bodies constituted body corporate to of these Regulations shall any limitation withstanding Regulations, is imposed mining the functions whom any functions of that body.
or restriction which, apart from these deter­ or other instrument by any Ordinance by or under an Ordinance, and any such are entrusted under or by virtue have power to discharge those functions, not­ Publicity orders.

for of these 70.

When any order is made under the prov1s10ns the Governor, Regulations, cause notice of the .effect such manner as he thinks necessary persons the order, of such order to be given as· soon as may be in of all it to the notice - of the order.
or other authority ought to have notice who in his opinion for bringing issuing shall Service of notices.

prejudice 71.

Without these Regulations, a notice of any of these Regulations letter of business.

addressed 1' to be served on any person for the purposes to any special in provisions contained may be served by sendi·ng to that person at his last or usual place of abode or place it by post in a 121 72.
The powers conferred by these Regulations shall be in addi-iowers of the of any other rights or powers vested in the overnor.

and not in derogation tion to Governor, or conferred by law on an¥ other authority or person.

73.

Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the liability of Liability for any offence otherwise for than in offences.

any person to trial and punishment accordance Provided or omission.
with these Regulations: that no person shall be punished twice for the same act Made this 23rd day of May, 1964.

RICHARD E. LUYT, Governor.

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