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No. 8 of 1887.
LICENSING.
Enumeration of licences.
Issue of licences.
*
Penalty for
not taking
out licence.
+
Offences against the Ordinance.
$
Penalties.
‡
Recovery of penalties.
6. A licence shall be required for every—
(1) auctioneer;
(2) billiard table, skittle-ground, or nine-pin or bowling-alley open to the public;
(3) hawker;
(4) money-changer;
[ss. (5) and (6) rep, No. 40 of 1912.]
(7) undertaker of Chinese funerals.
7.-(1) Until further order is made by the Governor-in-Council under section 3, all licences shall be granted and issued, at their discretion, by the officers named in the schedule on payment of the fees and for the periods set forth therein.
(2) 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 fine not exceeding 200 dollars; and every person who neglects to take out any other licence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.
9. The following acts shall be deemed to be offences:-
(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, which has not been duly issued to the person so using or attempting to use it.
[s. 10 rep. No. 40 of 1912.]
11. Every person convicted of an offence against this Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.
12. Any penalty imposed under this Ordinance may be recovered before a Magistrate.
* As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911 and No. 63 of 1911.
† As amended by No. 30 of 1911.
§ As amended by No. 62 of 1911 and No. 40 of 1912.
$ As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 62 of 1911.
* As amended by No. 2 of 1911 and the Final Revision Ordinance 1912.
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