BI 4
CAP. 132]
Private Markets (Regional Council) By-laws
[1986 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Restrictions on sale of commodities in private markets. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2).
Annual account. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2).
Copies of by-laws to be posted. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2).
Power of Council to prescribe hours during which private market to be closed to public. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2).
(2) The Council may by notice served upon the owner of any private market, either before first registration or at any time thereafter, prohibit the sale of any specified commodity from any stall at which any other specified commodity is sold, and a copy of such notice shall be kept posted by the owner of the market in a conspicuous place in the market during the currency of such notice.
(3) Any owner of a private market who fails to post a copy of any notice served upon him in accordance with paragraph (2) and any person who after the posting of such copy fails to comply with the terms thereof shall be guilty of an offence.
8. (1) No commodity other than fresh meat, fresh fish, poultry, fresh vegetables or fruit or such other commodity as the Council may from time to time permit, either generally or in any particular case, shall be sold in a private market.
(2) No commodity shall be sold in a private market otherwise than from a stall in that part of the market place set aside by the Council as the part in which such commodity may be sold.
(3) No commodity shall be sold in a private market otherwise than by retail.
9. (1) The owner of every private market shall cause to be prepared for every period of 12 months ending on 31 March in each year an income and expenditure account, which shall be delivered, not later than 14 April next following the end of the period covered by the account, to the Council for inspection and return.
(2) Every account referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in such form as the Council may require, either generally or in any particular case, and, immediately after the return thereof by the Council the owner of the market to which such account relates shall cause the account, together with any report by the Council thereon, to be posted in a conspicuous place in the market place and there to remain posted for not less than 7 consecutive days.
10. The owner of any private market shall cause one copy of these by-laws in the English language and one copy thereof in the Chinese language to be kept posted at all times in a conspicuous position in every private market place.
11. (1) The Council may prescribe the hours during which a private market shall be closed to the public.
(2) Where the Council has prescribed the hours during which a private market shall be closed to the public, it shall cause a notice specifying such hours to be posted in a conspicuous position in the market place.