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Cancella. tion of permits.

Retail sales

#nd

movement

of

vegetables purchased

retail or at vegetable

markets,

Market register and registra tion.

Person

entitled to

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0. The Director may in his discretion cancel any permit issued under regulations 7 and 8 of these regulations.

10. Nothing in these regulations shall be deemed to prevent or restrict within the New Territories Area or the Kowloon Area- (a) the sale retail of any vegetables by the producer, or (b) the sale retail of any vegetables purchased at a vegetable

market, or

(c) the movement of any vegetables purchased retail from the

producer or purchased at a vegetable market.

11. (1) The market manager shall maintain a register to be known as the market register of persons entitled to purchase vegetables at such market.

(2) The market register shall be kept at the market office of cvery wholesale vegetable market.

(3) The market register shall be available for inspection by any member of the public between the hours of 10 am, and 4 p.m. daily, except on Saturdays and general holidays.

(4) An applicant for registration shall furnish to the market manager information as to his name, his business name if he carries on business in a name other than his own, his business and private address, and if such applicant be an employee or agent of another person in addition all the foregoing information relating to his employer or principal.

(5) Entry upon and deletion of persons from the market register shall be made in the discretion of the market manager, subject to appeal to the Director.

(6) The market manager may supply an identity badge to each person whose name is entered in the market register.

12. No person may purchase vegetables at a wholesale purchase at vegetable market unless his name is included in the market

register.

wholesale

vegetable

market.

Conduct of

sales at wholesale vegetable markets.

13. (1) All sales at a wholesale vegetable market shall be made through the agency of a market salesman appointed in writing for the purpose by the Director.

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(2) A seller may by notice to the market salesman prior to the commencement of the sale place a reserve price upon the vegetables to be sold.

(3) Completion of sales shall be signified by the signature of the market salesman and no sale shall be complete until so signified Provided that where a reserve price has been notified by the seller the vegetables shall not be the subject of a completed sale if such price is not offered by a purchaser.

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for

14. (c) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2) no Payment person may remove vegetables purchased at a wholesale vegetable purchase. marker until the price theroof has been paid in cash.

(2) Any purchaser at a wholesale vegetable market who has produced guarantees to the satisfaction of the market manager that any liabilities incurred by such purchaser will be met in default of payment by such purchaser by the person giving such guarantees may be granted permission by the market manager to purchase on credit in accordance with conditions laid down from time to time by the Director.

to the

16. (1) A commission, being a percentage not exceeding Commission 10% of the purchase price of vegetables purchased in a wholesale payable vegetable market, shall be deducted from the said price prior to Director. Payment payment of the seller,

of seller.

(2) The commission as aforesaid shall be determined from time to time by the Director and notice thereof shall be prominent. ly displayed in each wholesale vegetable market.

(3) The seller shall be paid the purchase price less commis- sion as aforesaid as soon as is practicable after the sale and not later than three days thereafter.

18. (1) All vegetables handed în at a collecting centre shall Transport be transported free of charge to the wholesale vegetable market to and by the Director.

from

wholesale vegetable

(2) Vegetables purchased at a wholesale vegetable market market. falling within the description faid down from time to time by the Director and published by notice at such market as being accorded free transportation may be transported free of charge to the purchaser's place of business within the Kowloon Area by the Director at his discretion.