Amendment
of Ordinance
No. 6 of
1901, s. 43.
Amendment
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water supply of which from the Government Waterworks the only provision made is a supply of unfiltered water, and shall be reduced 10 15 per cent, in the case of any tenement for which no provision is made for any supply of water from such waterworks. For the purposes of this section provision for water supply shall be deemed to be made for a tene- ment, although it has not connection with the Government water-mains or waterworks, if such tenement is situated within 200 yards of a Government water-main.
3. Section 43 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, is amended as follows :--
(1) by the deletion of all the words in the first four
lines.
(ii) by the deletion of the words " to a fine uot exceeding one hundred dollars" in paragraplis (1). (2), (3), (4) and (7) and by the substitution therefor in each case of the words upon sum- mary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months”.
(iii) by the insertion of the words upon summary conviction " after the word "liable in the third line of paragraph (5), and in the second and fifth lines of paragraph (6).
4. The note at the foot of Form No. 1 in the Schedule
of Ordinance to the Rating Ordinance, 1901, is repealed and the No. 6 of
following note is substituted therefor : —
1901,
Schedule
Form No. 1.
NOTE. - Every owner or occapier who refuses or acg ects to furnish the particulars required, and every person who knowingly furnishes any false or incorrect particulars, is liable upon sum- mary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months. If the above infor- mation is not furnished within ten days, no appeal from the assessinent will be allowed.
Objccts and Reasons.
Section 2 of this Ordinance substitutes for section 29 of the principal Ordinance a section in conformity with the resolution passed by the Legislative Council on the 7th May, Section 3 raises the maximum penalty of one hundred dollars, imposed for offences under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) of section 43 of the principal Ordinance, to five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months. The penalties hitherto are consi- dered inadequate for the offences enumerated. The new penalties are in accord with those provided for similar offences under other Ordinances (e.f. scctious 47, 48, 58, and 59 of Ordinance No 10 of 1916). Section 4 makes a consequential amendment in Form 1 in the Schedule.
June, 1931.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General, ...