Second Schedule.
Burden of proof.
Exemption.
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Offences.
(2) Any rule made under this Ordinance may provide that a contravention thereof shall be an offence and may provide penalties for such offence not exceeding a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.
(3) The rules in the Second Schedule shall be in force except so far as they may be amended by rules made under this section.
14. Without prejudice to any law relating to estoppel, the burden of proving the truth of the contents of any written applica- tion for registration or the contents of any business registration certificate shall (save as provided in subsection (2) of section 12) lie on the person making such application or on the person to whom such certificate was issued, as the case may be, and on any other person alleging the truth of such contents.
15. (1) The following persons shall be exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance—
(a) hawkers;
(b) shoe-blacks;
(e) any person exempted by rules made under section 13. (2) The following persons are hereby exempted from the requirement of paying the appropriate fee set forth in the First Schedule-
(a) persons carrying on any business specified from time to time in the Schedule to the Miscellaneous Licences Ordinance save and except persons carrying on the business of timber stores ;
(b) any persons exempied by any rules made under
section 13:
Provided that the burden of proving that a person is exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance shall be on the person claiming exemption and that such exemption shall not apply to any such person in respect of any other business carried on by
him.
16. (1) Any person who--
(a) fails to make application under section
of a business carried on by him; or
for registration
(b) fails to comply with a summons or a requirement of the
Director made under section 6; or
(e) without lawful authority contravenes a requirement made
by the Director under subsection (1) of section 7; or (d) contravenes subsection (2) of section 8; or (e) contravenes section 9: or
(commits forgery of any document provision for which is made in this Ordinance or in rules made hereunder; or (g) makes any statement or furnishes any information to the Director under the provisions of this Ordinance nr of rules made hereunder or in any application for remission under section 7 whether such statement or information is verbal or in writing, which is false in any material particular or by reason of the omission of any material particular and which he either knows or has reason to believe is false;
OF
(k) resists or obstructs an inspector in the performance of
his duties under this Ordinance,
shall be guilty of an oflence! Penalty: a fing of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for one year.
(2) Whenever any person is convicted of an offence contrary to either paragraph (4) or paragraph (d) of subsection (1) the magistrate shall, if such person has not prior to the date of conviction paid the fees due by him under the provisions of this Ordinance, in addition to any penalty he may impose, make an order that such person shall pay the fees due forthwith to the Director and in default of payment thereof may impose a period of imprisonment calculated in accordance with section 67 of the Magistrates Ordinance.
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17. Whenever the person who commits an offence against Liability this Ordinance or against any rule hereunder is a firm every partners. partner and any manager or apparent manager thereof shall be deemed to commit such offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent.
tion and
18. Any person may on payment of such fees as may be Certifica- prescribed require the Director to certify a copy or extract of any issue of document kept by the Director under this Ordinance or under documents. rules made hereunder or of any business registration certificate and issue him therewith and the Director shall certify and issue accordingly.