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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 28, 1940.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
No. 710.
2.
Hong Kong.
ORDINANCE No. 38 of 1939. (ESSENTIAL
COMMODITIES RESERVES).
In exercise of the powers "conferred by section 46 -of the Essential Commodities Reserves: Ordinance, 1939, the Governor in Council amends the Essential Commodities Reserves Regulations published as Government Notification No. 1033 in the Gazette No. 74 of the 10th November, 1939, as follows:-
The Permit to Import Rice appearing as Form No. 2 in the Schedule to the said regulations is rescinded and the following is substituted therefor:-
FORM NO. 2.
Permit to Import Rice.
is/are hereby
authorized by the Controller of Food to import Rice for a period of one year commencing on the
day of
subject to the conditions set out hereunder :
Conditions.
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1. The holder of this permit shall during the currency of this permit import a quantity of Rice which shall be not more than
piculs.
2. The holder of this permit shall within 48 hours after discharge of the Rice from the ship deliver to the Controller of Food a signed statement in the appropriate form.
3. The holder of this permit shall at all times keep at his registered
store or stores a reserve stock of Rice amounting to piculs.
4. The holder of this permit shall on the 1st and 15th of each month transmit to the Controller of Food a copy of or extract from his Register of Imports of Rice.
5. The holder of this permit shall produce this permit for inspection whenever called upon to do so by the Controller of Food or by any person authorized by him or by any revenute officer.
6. Reserve stock to be built up to
two months from 19th June, 1940.
piculs within
7. Additions to the quantity mentioned in Condition (1) to be subject to double levy and fifteen per cent. (15%) of same to go to reserve stock.
8. The holder of this permit is guaranteed against losses on disposal
of reserve stocks at end of permit period.