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Massage Establishments
[1983 Ed.
Regulations.
Offences in relation to licences.
Penalty,
Aids in proof.
any premises in relation to which a licence has been issued to operate a massage establishment.
(2) If it is made to appear to a magistrate or a justice of the peace by information upon oath that there is reason to believe that an offence against section 4 is being committed in any place, the magistrate or justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorizing any police officer to enter and search such place.
12. The Governor in Council may by regulation-
(a) prescribe anything required or permitted to be prescribed under this Ordinance;
(b) specify the particulars which an applicant for a licence shall furnish to the licensing authority;
(c) empower the licensing authority to exempt any place, trade, business or occupation situated or carried on within specified areas from the operation of this Ordinance or of any part thereof or of any regulations made thereunder, and specifying and varying the boundaries of such areas; and
(d) provide for the better carrying into effect of the provisions and purposes of this Ordinance.
13. (1) Any person who on any occasion operates, keeps, manages, assists in any capacity in the operation of, or assists in the management of, a massage establishment in regard to the operation of which a licence has been issued under this Ordinance otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of the licence commits an offence.
(2) Where a condition of the licence is contravened the licensee shall be guilty of an offence unless he satisfies the court that--
(a) he did not know and had no reason to suspect the existence of the circumstances giving rise to the contravention; and
(b) he could not, by the exercise of reasonable supervision and reasonable diligence, have prevented those circumstances arising.
(3) Any person who makes any false or misleading statement or furnishes any false or misleading information in connexion with any application for the issue or renewal of a licence commits an offence.
14. Any person who commits an offence under section 13, shall be liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
15. For the purpose of any proceedings under this Ordinance a document purporting to be a--
(a) copy of a licence and of any conditions to which the licence is subject certified to be a true copy by a police officer of the