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Revocation

of regula- tioza 3, 6 and 7.

Amendment

of regula- tion 6.

Revocation

and replace

ment of

regulation 9.

Revocation

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5.

Regulations 5. 6 and 7 of the principal regulations are revoked

Regulation & of the principal regulations is amended in pan. graph (2) by the deletion of the words "of the Public Health (Food) Ordinance and".

6. Regulation 9 of the principal regulations is revoked and re- placed by the following-

"Refusal and

cancellation of permits and condi- lions,

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9. (1) The Director or the Marketing Officer ma refuse to issue any permit required under these regulation: and may cancel any such permit at any time.

(2) A permit issued under these regulations by the Director or the Marketing Officer shall be subject to such conditions as the Director or the Marketing Officer consider necessary for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the Ordinance.

(3) A permit issued under these regulations on beball of the Director by a person authorized in that behalf by the Director shall be subject to such conditions as the Director has approved, either generally or in the particula: case, being conditions that the Director considers necessary for the purpose of carrying out the objects of b Ordinance."

Regulation 10 of the principal regulations is revoked and re and replace placed by the following-

ment of regulation 10. "Savings.

Amendment

of regula-

tion 16.

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10. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed in prevent or restrict within the New Territories Area or the Kowloon Area-

(a) the sale retail of any vegetables by the producer

thereof:

(b) the sale retail of any vegetables purchased at 1

wholesale vegetable market;

(c) the movement of any vegetables purchased retail

or at a wholesale vegetable market.".

Regulation 16 of the principal regulations is amended in para graph (1) by the deletion of the word "shall" and the substitution the

for of the following-

"may".

9. Regulations 17 to 21 inclusive of the principal regulations are Revocation revoked and replaced by the following-

and replace.

thent of

*Functions of the Ibirector.

17. Subject to the provisions of the Ordinance and of gulations these regulations, the Director may-

17 to 21 inclusive.

(a) provide such services as he may consider necessary

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for the improvement of the wholesale marketing

of vegetables and the promotion of co-operative enterprise in vegetable production and marketing:

(b) make provision for the education, health and welfare of persons employed in vegetable produc- tion and marketing and their families and dependants;

(c) grant loans to persons employed in vegetable pro- duction upon such terms as to capital and interest as he may think fit:

(/) employ such persons or agents on such terms as to remuneration or otherwise as he may determine; (c) grant pensions, gratuities and retiring allowances

to such persons or agents or their dependants; () do such other things as may be necessarily ancil- lary to the proper carrying out of any of the aforesaid functions.".

10. Regulation 22 of the principal regulations is amended—

Amendment of regula

(a) by the deletion of paragraph (1) and the substitution therefor tion 22.

of the following...

"(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 4 or 12 or paragraph (2) of regulation & or paragraph (1) of regulation 14 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year.”:

(b) by the insertion, after paragraph (1), of the following new

paragraph-

"(1A) Any person who contravenes any condition to which a permit issued under these regulations is subject shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months."; and

(c) by the deletion of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3).