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4. Section 20 of the principal Ordinance as amended by the Amendment Pawnbrokers Amendment Ordinance, 1946, is hereby amended-

the word

(a) by the substitution of the word "prescribed authorised in the second line thereof; and

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of section 20 of the

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Ordinancc. Ordinance No. 13 of

(b) by the subatitution of the words not exceeding the 1946. prescribed period applicable "for the words not exceeding four months, or six months, as the case may be," in the seventh and eighth lines thereof,

5. (1) The Regulations made under the principal Ordinance Regulation as contained in Volume 111 of Regulations of Hong Kong (1937 pcribed Edition) are hereby amended by the addition of the following riod to be immediately prior to the heading "Forms" at page 1096 of the have been said Volume

"Prescribed periods for redemption.

The prescribed periods for the purposes of section 16 shall he six months from the day of making the loan in the case of goods pawned in any part of the New Territories other than New Kowloon and four months from the day of making the loan in the case of goods pawned elsewhere in the Colony."

(2) The amendment aforesaid shall be deemed to have been lawfully made and to be revocable or subject to amendment in like manner as if it had hoon duly made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the principal Ordinance as amended by this Ordinance.

deemed in

made under section ut the priocipal Ordinance

au amended.

6. The Pawnbrokers Amendment Ordinance, 1946, and the Repeal of the Pawnbrokers Amendment Ordinance, 1947, are hereby repealed. Pawnbrokers

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 27th day of October, 1948.

Amendmcar Chrdinu use, 2141,

Ordinance No. 23 of 1946.

Cardinause

No. 23 of

1947.

Deputy Clerk of Counelle.