1960.
Approved by the Legislative Council this 21st day of September.
Council ChaMBER,
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
21st September, 1960.
Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the by-laws, but is intended to indicate their general purport).
The purpose of these by-laws is to replace, subject to amendment, the cxisting Market By-laws,
2. All public market stalls are leased by the Council. It is considered unnecessary to include in the Market By-laws any matter which properly forms part of the tenancy agreement between the Council and the tenant of any stall or any matter which relates to the conduct of the food business carried on from the stall the latter being provided for by the by-laws governing food hygicoc. These by-laws provide only for matters which relate strictly to the conduct of public markets as such.
3. A Comparative Table is annexed to this Note showing which of the existing Market By-laws arc retained in substance.
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
By-law.
Corresponding existing by-law.
Remarks.
1
Citation and commencement.
2
3
Application.
3
A
7
&
10
11
12
13
9
20
34
Interpretation.
Market hours.
New,
To restrict dealers in markets to tepants of stalls. This has long been the practice.
Power to let stalls. The elaborate existing
machinery for the letting of stalls is omitted as being unnecessary.
To control the installation of electrical fittings in stalls,
Prevention of litter.
27, 28 and 28A Prevention of obstructions,
32
33
43
14
59
15
(Secretariat GRS/3231/60)
Prevention of nuisances,
Prevention of spitting.
Dressing of poultry and gamc. New.
To prevent persons convicted pf certain offences carrying on business in markets.
Offences and penalties. The penalties are reduced from a fine of $2,000 and 6 months imprisonment to a finc $500 and, in the case of a failure to comply with a notics under by-law 13, one month's imprisonment. New. As to bringing of proceedings,