1924

Conditions relating to business.

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No. 9 of 1911.

INTOXICATING LIQUORS.

conspicuous part of his house; and no person not actually holding a publican's licence or adjunct licence (except the keeper of a Chinese wine and spirit shop or the holder of a Chinese restaurant licence as hereinafter provided) shall keep up any sign, writing, painting, or other mark which may imply or give reasonable cause to believe that his premises are licensed for retail or barter of intoxicating liquors, or that such liquors are sold, served, or retailed therein.

22.-(1) The business of every licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall be carried on subject to the following conditions:--

(a) no liquor shall be sold or drunk upon any licensed premises other than premises licensed under a Chinese restaurant licence except between 8 a.m. and midnight: Provided that the Governor-in-Council may by notification alter such hours;

(b) no disorder shall be permitted on the premises;

(c) no person shall be allowed to become drunk on the premises, nor shall liquor be supplied to any person who is drunk;

(d) no game of chance shall be played on the premises;

(e) a decent and suitable privy and urinal shall be maintained in a state of cleanliness and good repair for the use of customers;

(f) the licensee shall not abandon the occupation of his house or permit any other person to become virtually the keeper thereof;

(g) the licensee shall not employ any person to sell or dispose of any liquors outside of his licensed premises, nor shall he allow or suffer any liquors to be so disposed of on his account;

(2) In the case of the business of every licensed publican the following conditions shall also apply:-

(a) the licensee excepted, no woman or girl whether belonging to the licensee's family or not, shall be permitted to serve or act in any capacity in the bar-room or in any room directly opening out of the bar room.

(b) The standard of quality of spirits as fixed by the Governor-in-Council shall be declared on the label of each bottle.

(3) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to amend or repeal the conditions contained in this section.

* As amended by No. 46 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911.

No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912.

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