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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 12,
1930.
SECOND SCHEDULE. [8. 7.]
(S.R. & O. 1921, No. 1388.)
Interpreta- tion.
Prohibition of marking
stamps or stamped
tickets.
Prohibition
ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY REGULATIONS.
1. In these Regulations-
"Entertainment" means an entertainment the payment for admission to which is subject to duty.
"Government ticket" means a ticket supplied by
the Treasurer.
"Stamp" means a stamp denoting duty.
2. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations or except as allowed by the Treasurer, no person shall Inark or cause to be marked in any manner any Government ticket or stamp,
3. No person shall purchase any Government ticket of purchasing or any stamp except from a person duly appointed to stamped
sell and distribute stamps or duly licensed to deal in Stumps:
tickets or stamps from unauthorised persons.
Frice of admission
on tickets.
Provided always that nothing in this Regulation shall apply to a person purchasing a Government ticket or stamp from the proprietor for the purpose of being admitted to the entertainment,
4. The proprietor shall not issue or have in his possession at the place of entertainment any ticket to be printed being a ticket authorising or intended to be issued for the purpose of authorising any person to be ad- mitted to the entertainment, unless the price of ad- mission and the statement required by this Regula- tion are legibly printed, stamped or otherwise marked on the ticket.
Adhesive stamps not to be issued except on tickets.
For the purpose of this Regulation the price of ad- mission means the price either inclusive or exclusive of the duty, and there shall be printed on every such ticket as aforesaid a statement whether the price printed thereon in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation includes the duty or excludes the duty, as the case may be.
5. The proprietor shall not issue an adhesive stamp to any person otherwise than securely affixed to à ticket issued for the purpose of authorising admission to the entertainment,
No tickets
6.-(1) The proprietor shall not, on any payment other than for admission to the entertainment being made, issue stamped
in respect of that payment any ticket authorising tickets to be admission to the entertainment other than a Govern- ment ticket denoting the proper amount of duty chargeable in respect of that payment or a ticket to which is affixed an adhesive stamp denoting that amount,
issued on
payments made for admission.
Tickets and
stamps to be issued undefaced and defaced subsequent
ly.
(2) The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply in any case where the proprietor of the entertainment has made arrangements approved by the Treasurer for furnishing returns of payments for admission and has given security to his satisfaction for the payment of duty.
7.-(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regula- tions the proprietor shall not deface, cut, tear, or diminish any Government ticket before it is issued to the person paying for admission, or any adhesive stamp before the ticket to which it is affixed is so issued, or admit any person to an entertainment with a Government ticket, or a ticket bearing an adhesive stamp, which has been defaced, cut, torn or diminish- ed.