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Citation and commencement

Interpretation.

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 109).

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (LIQUOR) REGULATIONS 1970.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Dutiable commodities Ordinance, the Governor in Council bas made the following regulations-

PART I

PRELIMINARY.

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations 1970 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on the commencement date.

(2) Regulations 28 and 29 shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"appointed magistrate" means the magistrate appointed as return-

ing officer under regulation 5:

"bar" means any place exclusively or mainly used for the sale

and consumption of intoxicating liquor:

"Board"-

(a) in relation to any part of the Colony other than the New Territories but including New Kowloon, means the licensing board constituted under regulation 3; or

(b) in relation to any part of the New Territories except New Kowloon, means the licensing board constituted under regulation 4;

"club liquor licence” means a club liquor licence issued under

regulation 26;

“commencement date" means the day appointed under subsection

(2) of section 1 of the Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 1970 for the commencement of certain provisions thereof;

"licensed premises" means the premises specified in a liquor licence on which the sale of intoxicating liquor is permitted pursuant to the licence;

"licensee" means a person holding a liquor licence and also

means

(a) a person authorized to manage any licensed premises

under regulation 24; and

(b) in the case of a club liquor licence, a person nominated

by the club under paragraph (2) of regulation 26;

"liquor licence" includes a club liquor licence; "prescribed fee" means the fee prescribed by the Schedule to the

Dutiable Commodities Regulations;

"secretary", in relation to a club, includes any officer of the club or other person performing the duties of the secretary; "temporary liquor licence" means a temporary liquor licence

issued under regulation 25,

(2) In these regulations a reference to a form by number shall be read as a reference to the form so numbered in the Schedule.

3.

PART II.

LIQUOR LICENSING BOARDS.

(1) There shall be a licensing board for all parts of the Colony other than the New Territories but including New Kowloon.

(2) The Board shall consist of-

(a) the Secretary for Home Affairs who shall be chairman; (b) the Solicitor General who shall be vice-chairman, and (c) five other members who shall hold office for three years. (3) A secretary to the Board shall be appointed by the Governor.

(4) Two of the members of the Board shall be unofficial justices of the peace appointed by the Governor.

(5) Three of the members of the Board shall be elected by the unofficial justices of the peace from among their number, or, if no nomination is received or if nominations are not received for all the vacancies, the Governor may appoint an unofficial justice of the peace to any such vacancy.

(6) If any member of the Board appointed by the Governor under paragraph (4) is absent from the Colony, the Governor may appoint another unofficial justice of the peace to act as a member of the Board during the absence of such member.

Comp. |19, Pub. leg.)

Schedule.

Licensing board for urbant areas.