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THE HONG KONG. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

Supplementary Schedule,—contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL,

113. The

Liquors Ordinance, 1931. (No. 36 of 1931), -contd.

(4) Every revenue officer when acting against any person under this Ordinance shall declare his office and produce his badge to such person.

(5) Every person removed from the office of revenue officer shall forthwith, and every revenue officer shall on demand, surrender his badge of office to the Superintendent.

(6) The Superintendent, all police officers, all revenue officers appointed under any other Ordinance, the superintendent of the aerodrome and his assistant superintend- ents, and all railway officials not below the rank of traffic inspector, shall have the powers of a revenue officer under this Ordinance.

12.--(1) Every revenue officer shall for the pur- Powers of

poses of this Ordinance have power to do revenue all or any of the following things-

(a) to enter at all reasonable times, or, if specially authorized in writing by the Superintendent for the purposes of this section, at any time, by day and night, and remain as long as he thinks fit upon, any premises or place in respect of which any person holds a licence under this Ordinance and to inspect and examine the premises or place and every part thereof;

(b) to require the production of any licence, permit, and any book or document kept in pursuance of this Ordinance or any regulations thereunder, and to inspect, examine and copy any such book OF document;

(e) to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Ordinance and of any regulations are complied with as respects any goods to which this Ordinance applies;

(d) without payiuent, to take such samples of any goods to which this Ordin- ance applies as the Superintendent may direct for examination or for ascertaining the duty payable on such goods; and

(c) to exercise such other powers as inay be necessary for giving effect to the provi- sions of this Ordinance.

(2) The holder of every licence or permit under this Ordinance and his servants shall furnish the means required by a revenue ollicer as necessary for any entry, inspec- tion, examination, inquiry or the exercise of his powers under this Ordinance in relation to any goods to which this Ordin- ance applies and which are in the posses- sion, custody or control of such licensee or permittee.

(3) If in pursuance of this section any revenue officer, having demanded admis- sion into any premises and declared his name and business at any entrance thereof, is not immediately admitted, he and any

officers.

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