1940-HKRS28-8-1_Part02 — Page 33

HONG KONG

No. 31 of 1940.

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22nd November, 1940.

An Ordinance to amend the Factories and Workshops Ordin-

ance, 1937.

[22nd November, 1040.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong. with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Factories and short title. Workshops Amendment Ordinance, 1940.

2. Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 8 of the Factories substitution and Workshops Ordinance, 1987, are repealed and the follow- ing sub-sections are substituted therefor":-

for Ordin-

ance No. 18 of 1937, s. 8 (1) and (2).

8.-(1) Every person who contravenes or attempts to Offences and contravene or fails to comply with any provision of this penalties. Ordinance or of any by-law made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars: Provided that in the case of a continuing offence the magistrate, if satisfied that the offence has been knowingly and wilfully committed during a period exceeding ten days, may in addition to the said fine impose a further fine not exceeding fifty dollars per day in respect of each day of such excess.

(2) The proprietor of every factory, workshop or indus- trial undertaking in respect of which any offence against this Ordinance has been committed shall be guilty of a like

offence.

Passed the Legislative Comucil of Hong Kong, this 21st day of November, 1940.

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