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Draft Bill.
No. S. 465.-The following bills, which it is proposed to introduce shortly, are published for general information:-
C.S.O. 3858/21.
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A BILL
INTITULED
Short title.
Amendment
of Ordinance
No. 9 of
1911, s. 2.
Amendment
of Ordinance No. 9 of 1911, s. 3.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to
intoxicating liquors.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance inav be cited as the Liquors Amendment Ordinance, 1929.
2. Section 2 of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, hereinafter called the principal
Ordinance, is amended as follows :-
(a) by the substitution in paragraph (8) of the words “a Government Analyst" for the words "the Government Analyst”.
(6) by the repeal of paragraph (11);
(c) by the repeal in paragraph (13) of the words “In the case of Chinese wines and spirits, seven and a half cutties shall be deemed to be the equiva- lent of the imperial gallou ";
(d) by the insertion immediately after paragraph
(20) of the following paragraph
(20A) "Person", except so far as relates to the imposition of the penalty of imprison- ment, includes a body corporate and a firm.
after the word (6
(e) by the insertion in paragraph (29) immediately Exports of the words “and any Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports".
3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended as follows:-
(a) by the repeal of sub-section (1) and the substitu- tion of the following sub-section therefor :—
(1) No person shall except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance-m
(a) make, distil, or rectify any spirits; or (b) knowingly keep or have in his posses- sion any still or other utensil or apparatus suitable for making distil- ling or rectifying spirits; or (e) without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession, custody, or control any fermenting or fermented material.
(b) by the substitution of the words " Superinten-
dent of Imports and Exports" for the words,
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Captain Superintendent of Police' "in the first line of sub-section (2).
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