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Issue of licences.
Schedule.
Penalty for not taking out licence.
Offences
against the Ordinance.
Compensation
No. 8.] THE ORDINANCES OF
[A.D. 1887.
HONGKONG
7.-(1.) Until further order is made by the Governor-in-Council under section 3, all licences shall be issued by the officers named in the Schedule to this Ordinance, on payment of the fees and for the periods set forth therein.
(2.) The granting of all such licences shall be in the discretion of the officers respectively named in the said Schedule or in any Order-in-Council by which such Schedule may hereafter be varied.
(3.) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a licence may appeal to the Governor, who may direct the proper officer to issue such licence.
8. Every person who acts as an auctioneer or keeps a public billiard table, skittle-ground, or nine-pin or bowling-alley without a licence shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars; and every person who neglects to take out any other licence shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
9. The following acts shall be deemed to be offences against this Ordinance:
(1.) any breach of the conditions of a licence;
(2.) furnishing untrue particulars for any licence;
(3.) using or attempting to use any licence or other document granted in pursuance of regulations made under section 3 or mentioned in section 4 which has not been duly issued to the person so using or attempting to use it;
(4.) refusal by any hirer of a public vehicle to pay the fare of the same;
(5.) wilful injury to any public vehicle; and
(6.) ill-treatment of any bearer, drawer, or driver of any public vehicle.
10. (1.) Any person convicted of an offence against any of subsections (4.), (5.), and (6.) of the last preceding section may be required by the convicting Magistrate to pay such compensation to the person aggrieved as to the Magistrate may seem reasonable.
certain offences.
Penalties.
(2.) Such compensation shall be payable in addition to any penalty imposed under this Ordinance.
11. Every person who is convicted of an offence against this Ordinance or against any regulation made thereunder for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Recovery of
12. Any penalty imposed or compensation awarded under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Magistrate.
penalty or compensation.
13. Any licence may be forfeited on the conviction of the holder thereof for any offence, if the officer who issued the licence thinks fit.
Forfeiture of licence.