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Amendment

of

Appendix

IL

by the chairman and committee in a conspicuous posi- tion in the market and there maintained for at least seven clear days for the information of the public."

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4. Appendix II to the principal rules is amended by the deletion from the Licence Fees for Food Shops of the following-

"(vi) Fruit

$50

$20".

NEW TERRITORIES ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 97).

Labourers' LINES (N.T.) RULES, 1953.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the New Territories Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following rules-

1. These rules may be cited as the Labourers' Lines (N.T.) Citation. Rules, 1953-

Council CHAMBER,

25th September, 1953-

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

1. The effect of the amendraents is that all private markets in the New Territories have to submit proper accounts for each period of twelve months beginning on 1st April or such shorter period as the District Commissioner may determine. The accounts have to be publicly posted.

2. Opportunity have been taken to delete the licence fee for selling fruits in Food Shops as fruit is not commonly sold in the New Territories Markets and there is therefore no need to protect market-ateliholders by specifically licensing fruit-sellers in market areas.

(Secretariat 74/3231/48)

2, In these rules-

**employer'' Includes every person who and every firm which enters into a contract of personal service, written or verbal, for any period of time with any labourer, and the agent of such person or firm;

"health officer" includes the Director of Medical and Health Services, the Deputy Director of Health Services and any medical officer appointed as a health officer by the Governor and any officer for the time being performing the duties of a health officer;

"labourer" includes every person employed for the purpose of personally performing any manual labour, except a domestic servant, gardener or agricultural labourer;

"labour inspector" means any person appointed by the Governor to be Chief Inspector or an inspector or assistant inspector of labour, factories and workshops for the purposes of the Factories and Workshops Ordinance;

"lines" means any structure, not specifically designed and constructed for the permanent housing of labourers, which is used or intended to be used for their temporary accom- modation,

Interpra- tation.

(Cap. 59).

3. (1) All lines shall at all times conform in all respects Lines to to the directions of the Director of Medical and Health Services conform

to the as regards the prevention and abatement of nuisances and the directions promotion of domestic cleanliness.

of D.M.H.E.

(2) No person shall occupy, or cause or suffer to be occupied, lines which do not conform to the directions of the Director of Medical and Health Services given under paragraph (1).