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PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, 1960).

(No. 30 of 1960).

PUBLIC MARKET (NEW TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS, 1963.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance, 1960, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations——

1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Market (New Territories) Regulations, 1963, and shall come into operation on 4 day to be appointed by the Governor by Proclamation in the Gazette.

2. These regulations apply to the New Territories only.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Director" means the Director of Urban Services: "stall" means a stall in a public market.

4. (1) The Director may, from time to time, prescribe by notice opening and conspicuously posted in any public market the hours during which the

market shall be open or closed to the public,

closing of markets.

Business restricted to stall

tenants.

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(2) No person shall, except with lawful authority or excuse, cola or be in a public market at any time when the market is closed to the public.

5. (1) No person shall carry on any business in a public marke unless he-

(a) is the tenant of a stall or the authorized servant or agent of

such a tenant;

(b) is the legal personal representative of such a tenant or the authorized servant or agent of such legal personal represents. tive; or

(c) has the permission in writing of the Director.

(2) No person shall occupy any stall unless he is the renal of that stall.

6. The Director may, for and on behalf of the Crown, let any carket stalls. stall, without fine or forfeiture, to any person, or jointly to any number of persons not exceeding four, at such rent and subject to such terms and conditions as he may determine.

Electric equipment.

7. (1) Save with the permission in writing of the Director, person shall, in a public market, install, add to, alter or remove any electrical fitting or appliance, whether belonging to the Government of to any other person.

(2) Where under paragraph (1), the Director has permitted the installation, alteration or removal of any electrical fitting or appliac

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or has permitted the making of any addition to any such fitting or uppliance...

(a) the installation of any main electric cable that may be necessary shall be carried out only by the Director of Public Works or, under the direction of the Director of Public Works, by an electrical contractor approved by the Director of Public Works; and

(b) all other works for and in connexion with such installation, alteration, removal or addition shall be carried out only by an electrical contractor approved by the Director of Public Works.

(3) Where, in a public market, any electrical fitting or appliance has been installed, altered, or removed, or any addition has been made to any such fitting or appliance, without the permission of the Director, the Director of Public Works may carry out, or cause to be carried out, such work as may be necessary to remove such fitting or appliance or to restore it to the condition in which it was prior to such alteration. removal or addition, as the case may be, and may recover the cost of such work from the tenant of the stall for which such fitting or appliance is or was provided.

(1) No person shall create any litter, whether offensive or Prevention otherwise, in any part of a public market.

(2) No person shall, in a public market, dispose of any refuse except into a refuse bin provided for the purpose.

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of litter.

2. Except with lawful authority or excuse, no person shall, in a Prevention public market, so erect any structure, or so place any article or vehicle, of obstruc as to cause obstruction therein.

10. No person shall obey the call of nature in a public market, Prevention except in a public latrine.

11. No person shall spit in a public market.

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of spitting.

12. No person sball, in a public market, pluck, scald or dress Dressing of ny poultry or game, except in à place approved for the purpose by poultry and the Director.

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13. Where any person has been convicted of disorderly conduct, Power to pro- intimidation, extortion, or of any offence under section 18 of the hibit persons Gambling Ordinance, or of any offence under the provisions of the business in Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, the Director may, by notice served upon public such person within ninety days after the date upon which such person certain cases, was convicted, or, if sentenced to imprisonment upon such conviction, (Cap. 148). fter the date of his release therefrom, probibit such person, for such (Cap. 134).

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