Restrict-
ions as to
trade and
płace
of trade.
Sub-letting,
transfer-
(3) Every renewal shail be endorsed on the licence.
10. (1) Every licensee shall confine his trade exclusively to that for which he is licensed.
(2) Every licensee shall trade only at the place specified in his licence.
11. No licensee shall sub-let, cransfer or lend his licence to ring, etc, of any other person without the written consent of the District licence. Commissioner, or absent himself from the Colony without inform- ing the District Commissioner in writing of his intended departure and the duration of his absence.
Alteration, defacement of licence.
Production of licence.
Prohibition of sale of tainted, etc., food.
Inspection And seizure of unwhole- some food.
Power to mark etc. food.
Power to inspect food.
12. No person shall alter, deface or make any erasure on any licence nor shall be use or have in his possession with a view to use, a licence on which an erasure has been made, or which has been altered or defaced,
13. Every licensee shall, immediately on demand, produce his licence to any health officer, health inspector or police officer who may retain it for production to the District Commissioner. Such licence shall, unless revoked, be returned to the licensee within a reasonable time.
14. No person shall sell or expose for sale or bring into the New Territories or into any market or have in his possession without reasonable excuse, any food for man in a tainted, diseased, or unwholesome state, or which is unfit for food for man.
16. Any health officer or food officer may at all reasonable times enter and inspect any place where he has reason to believe there is any food for man intended for sale, or where he has reason to believe there is any food for man in a tainted, diseased
or unwholesome state, or which is unfit for food for man.
16. Any health officer or food officer may mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food, the sale, preparation or manufacture of which is, or appears to be, contrary to the provisions of these rules.
17. Any health officer, food officer or police officer may inspect any food for man which he may find in any highway, street, road, pier, wharf, waterway, railway or vessel which he has reason to believe to be in a tainted, diseased or unwholesome state, or unfit for food for man.
18. Any health officer, food officer or police officer may seize Seizure and
destruction any food which is, or appears to be, held in contravention of of rule 14, and, if authorized so to do in writing by the District uawhole- Commissioner, may destroy it or so dispose of it as to prevent a from being used as food for man.
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some food.
19. Any person claiming anything seized under rule 18 may Claim
against within twenty-four hours after such seizure complain to any magistrate, who may either confirm or disallow such seizure, seizure. wholly or in part, and may order to be paid by way of compensa- ign such sum of money not exceeding the market value of the food seized as he may consider reasonable.
20.
In the absence of a police officer it shall be lawful for Arrest of
offenders any health officer or food officer in whose presence an offence by health against any of these rules has been committed to arrest the officer or offender and either give him into the custody of a police officer food oflcer.
Provided that no such or take him to the nearest police station :
rest shall be effected except in a public place or place of public resort, or unless it is impracticable to proceed against the offender by complaint and summons.
21. A right of appeal from any decision of any person Right of entrusted with discretionary power under these rules shall, unless appeal. proceedings have already been taken before a magistrate in relation thereto, be to the Governor in Council. Such appeal shall be by means of a written petition and shall be presented within fourteen days from the date the exercise of the power is brought to the notice of the person concerned. The decision of the Governor in Council shall be final; Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent any person from applying to the Supreme Court for a mandamus, injunction, prohibition, or other order, should he elect so to do, instead of appealing to the Governor in Council.
RULES FOR FOOD SIIOPS.
22. Every licensee shall keep in his premises an ample Water Supply of good potable water to the satisfaction of the District supply. Commissioner.
23. All goods sold in any food shop shall be covered in a Goods to be dean wrapper.
in clean wrapper.