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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

Supplementary Schedule,-contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

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

lawful for him to apprehend all persons so found drinking therein; and every such person shall, if such place is in fact unlicensed, be liable upon summary con- viction to a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.

premises.

70. If any person is convicted of unlawfully Power to

retailing any intoxicating liquor, the house search and premises of such person and the suspected house, lodging, shop or warehouse where such offence has been committed, and any court or yard connected therewith, may be searched at any time of the day or night by any police officer, with or without a warrant, within six months next after such conviction, if the same or any part thereof is then occupied by the person so convicted.

71.—(1) In any proceedings under this Ordin- Presump-

tions in ance relating to illicit distillation, any chattel or thing, whether fixed to the for illicit

proceedings

promises or not, found in or upon any distillation, land or other premises, shall be deemed etc. to have been in the possession of the 13 & 14

Geo. 5, c. 14, occupier of the premises unless be proves s. 13(5). that he did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have known, that the or thing was in or upon the

chattel premises.

e. 55, s. 19.]

(2) Every person found in or escaping [cf. 1 & 2 from any room- or place where, in con- Will. 4, travention of this Ordinance, materials are being fermented or fermenting materials or intoxicating liquors are being made or prepared shall, until the contrary

is proved, be deemed to have been unlawfully making intoxicating liquor and to be guilty of an offence.

stills for

72. The Superintendent may in his discretion Free

issue a licence free of charge to any licences for practitioner registered under the Medical small Registration Ordinance, 1935, or to any registered pharmacist registered under the Pharmacy doctors and and Poisons Ordinance, 1937, to keep and pharmacists. use on any specified premises a still of Ordinances not more than eight gallons capacity for Nos. 41 of the purposes only of his profession OF business.:

or

Provided that the practitioner pharmacist shall before the issue of the licence, if the Superintendent so requires, give to the Superintendent a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with a cash deposit of that sum OF two sufficient sureties, to secure that the still will not exceed eight gallons capacity and that the practitioner or pharmacist will not use the still or suffer it to be used except for the preparation of medicines or other sub- stances genuinely required for medical or scientific purposes.

1935 and 8 of 1937.

78.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Saving as

Ordinance, an auctioneer licensed

under to sale of

liquor by

the Miscellaneous Licences Ordinance, licensed 1933, may without any licence under this auctioneer.