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19 of 1948, s. 3.
19 of 1948, s. 3.
39 of 1936, s. 6.
Licence or permit to be issuable subject to Public Health (Food).
of the sale of water, non-alcoholic beverages, fresh provisions and milk;
(g) regulation and control by registration, licensing or otherwise of street stalls where food is sold or prepared for sale;
(h) regulation, inspection and licensing of cafes, food canteens, food stalls, marine restaurants and restaurants;
(i) seizure and disposal of unwholesome food, and the prevention of the manufacture or sale of unsound food;
(j) prohibition of the addition of any specified thing or of more than the specified quantity or proportion thereof to any food;
(k) prohibition of any modes of manufacture, preparation or preservation of any food;
(l) securing the cleanliness and freedom from contamination of any food in the course of its manufacture, preparation, storage, packing, carriage, delivery or exposure for sale, and the cleanliness of places, receptacles, appliances and vehicles used in such manufacture, preparation, storage, packing, carriage or delivery;
(m) control, including prohibition, of the importation from the New Territories and from any place outside the Colony or of the production, cultivation, catching, sale or offer or exposure for sale of any food in any case where such control, including prohibition, is in the opinion of the Council necessary for the prevention, cure or control of disease;
(n) fees to be charged in connection with any of the above matters;
(o) offences in the case of contravention of any such by-laws and prescribing forfeiture in respect thereof and penalties therefor: Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine of two thousand dollars or imprisonment for six months;
(p) generally for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance.
6. Any licence or permit issuable by the Council under any by-law made under section 5 shall be so issuable subject to such condition as the Council may see fit to impose.
19 of 1948, s. 4.
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