PUBLIC PLACES REGULATION.

No. 2 of 1870.

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and the offence only, without adding any name or designation, but in such case the Magistrate shall mention in the deposition that the defendant refused to give his name.

7. Every person who commits a breach of any of the said regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on summary conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10 dollars for a first offence, and for every subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding one month.

8. Nothing in the last section shall affect any other remedy or punishment which may be provided by law for any act done in breach of any regulation made in pursuance of this Ordinance.

[Amended by No. 4 of 1898 and No. 35 of 1909.]

9. It shall be lawful for the Governor to authorise the temporary closing or enclosure of the whole or any portion of any public building, garden, or other public place (including any Recreation Ground as defined by any Recreation Ground Ordinance) for a period not exceeding 7 consecutive days for the purposes of exhibitions, lectures, concerts, athletic contests, amateur performances, bazaars or sales of work, or for any other purposes of a scientific, educational, charitable, or social nature, and to authorise any society, club, committee, corporation, or person to grant admission to the building, garden, or place or portion thereof so closed or enclosed, by ticket or otherwise on payment of such sum of money as the Governor may approve or without payment, and any monies received for such admission may be applied for such purposes as the Governor may approve.

No. 3 of 1870.

To amend the Law respecting the liabilities of Innkeepers.

[26th August, 1870.]

Short title.

1. The Innkeepers' Liability Ordinance, 1870.

2. In this Ordinance-

Interpretation of terms.

"Inn" means any hotel, inn, or other place of refreshment, the keeper of which is now by law responsible for the goods and property of his guests:

[26 & 27 Vict. c. 41.]

*As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 21 of 1912.

†As amended by No. 5 of 1911.

§As amended by No. 36 of 1909 and No. 50 of 1911.

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