FIRST COLUMIN.
7. The Betting Duty
Ordinance, 1931, sections 7 and 8 and Interpretation Ordinance, 1950, section 14A,
8. The Dutiable
Commodities Ordinance, 1931, sections 6, 33, 42 and 43 and
Interpretation Ordinance, 1950, section 14A.
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SECOND COLUMN.
The regulations appearing on pages 1442 and 1443 of Volume 1 of the Regulations of Hong Kong (1937 Edition) under the heading "Betting duty regulations" are amended by the addition after regulation 9 of the following-
10. Any person who, and the secretary, treasurer and every steward or member of the committee or management of any club which acts in contravention of regulations 2 to 6 and 8 and for which no other penalty is provided shall be liable to a line of one thousand dollars."
The regulations appearing on pages 1352 to 1435 of Volume III of the Regulations of Hong Kong (1937 Edition) being regulations made by the Governor in Council are amended by the addition after regulation 112 of the following-
Part X-Penalties, Forfeiture, Citation, Penalties. 113. (1) Any person who acts fo contravention of regulations 3, 4, 8, 14. 14, 16, 41, 42, 45, 49 to 57, 59, 62, 64, 07, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 70 to 81, 83, 84, 36, 93 and 103 to 108 shall commit at offence and shall upon summary convic viction, in addition to any forfeiture that may be prescribed, be liable
(a) for a first offence, to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprison ment for six months;
(b) for every subsequent offence, to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for twelve months.
(2) Any person who acts in contra- vention of regulations 5, 6, 7, 21, 32, 29, 39, 40, 43, 44, 48, 58, 61, 64 to 66, 68, 69, 71, 78, 85, 89 to 92, 94 to 99, 101, 102, Tog, 100 and 112 shall commit an offence and shall upon summary conviction, in addition to any forfeiture that may be
FIRST COLUMN,
The Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, 1931, sections 6, 33, 43 and 43 and Interpretation Ordinance, 1950, section 14A.
-Contd.
Forfeiture.
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SECOND COLUMN.
prescribed, be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
(3) In any case where a magistrate is of opinion that any offence was commit- ted with intent to avoid payment of duty, this regulation shall be construed as if for the maximum fine prescribed therein for a first or subsequent offence there were substituted a fine of ten thousand dollars, or ten limes the amount of the duty payable on the goods in respect of which the offence was committed, which- ever is the greater.
114. (1) It shall be lawful for a magistrate to order to be forfeited-
(a) any goods with respect to which an offence against these regulations has been committed, whether any person has been convicted of such offence or
not:
(b) any goods to which these regulations apply and which are found without any apparent owner or unclaimed after such notice as the magistrate thinks ff.
(2) Upon any breach of any condi- tion of a permit or any licence under these regulations, any deposit required as a condition of the granting of such permit or licence shall, upon application to a magistrate, be declared by him to be forfeited.
(3) Upon the failure of any condi- tion of a bond required in connexion with any permit or any licence under these regulations, the sum secured by the bond shall be deemed to be forfeited.