1942
No. 9 of 1911.
Recovery of fines and forfeitures.
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Adjudication of fine and disposal of forfeited articles.
Manner of seizure not enquired into by Court.
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INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
(2) to arrest any person who appears to have such intoxicating liquors, denatured spirits, or other articles in his possession, custody or control.
75. All convictions and fines and penalties under this Ordinance shall be had and recovered summarily, but proceedings for the recovery of any such fine or penalty shall be commenced within 6 months after the offence was committed.
76. (1) The Magistrate may adjudicate any portion not exceeding half of a fine under this Ordinance to the informer.
(2) All articles seized and forfeited under this Ordinance shall be sold, or if unsaleable shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the Superintendent.
77. On any trial before any Magistrate, and in any proceedings to be enquired on appeal in the Supreme Court relating in any of the above cases to the seizure of articles under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate or Court, and such Magistrate or Court is hereby required, to proceed to such trials and to the hearing of such appeals on the merits of the case only without reference to matters of form, and without enquiring into the manner or form of making any seizure, excepting in so far as the manner or form of seizure may be evidence on such merits.
Extracts to be evidence.
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78. Every requisition received and a copy of every permit issued from register by the Superintendent shall be entered in the Superintendent's office of requisitions and permits in a book or books, and the production of any extracts from the said books or of any certificate as to requisitions for and grants of permits certified or purporting to be certified under the hand of the Superintendent shall on the trial of any person charged with an offence under this Ordinance be proof of the facts set out in the said extracts and certificates till the contrary be shown by or for the person so charged, and the absence of requisitions and of copies of permits from the said books shall be proof till the contrary is shown, that application has not been made for the permit required and that the permit has not been issued.
Magistrate may request Analyst to report on technical points.
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79. The Magistrate hearing any charge under this Ordinance may require the Government Analyst to report on any technical point,
* As amended by No. 16 of 1912 and No. 17 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 16 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 8 of 1912.