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Repeal and replacement of section 8.

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(c) any document which establishes the identity of the bolder and is accepted by the Director of Immigration in lieu of a passport; and

(d) in the case of a member of the police force, the warrant card issued to him under section 18 of the Police Force Ordinance; "licence" means a pawnbroker's licence in force under

section 8:"*.

Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following new sections—

"Grant and renewal of licences.

Suspension and

cancellation

8. (1) The Commissioner of Police may grant to any person a pawnbroker's licence.

(2) A pawnbroker's licence shall be valid for one year from the date on which it is issued and may be renewed from year to year.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the fee for a pawn- broker's licence shall be paid in advance.

(4) A licensee may pay the licence fee in quar- terly instalments in advance on finding security for such instalments to the satisfaction of the Secretary for Home Affairs,

(5) If the Commissioner of Police refuses to grant or renew a licence under subsection (1) or (2) the applicant for, or the holder of, the licence, as the case may be, may, within fourteen days of being notified of the refusal, appeal by way of petition to the Governor who may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the Commissioner.

#A. (1) Where a person holding a pawnbroker's licence is convicted of any offence punishable by of licences, imprisonment for not less than twelve months, the court by which he is convicted may, in addition to imposing a penalty for such offence, order-

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(a) that the licence shall be suspended for such period as may be specified in the order or that the licence shall be cancelled; and

(b) that the convicted licensee shall be dis- qualified from bolding a licence for such period as the court determines.

Upon making an order under subsection (1) the court shall cause particulars thereof to be endorsed on the licence and to be transmitted to the Commis- sioner of Police.

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(3) A licensee shall in such manner and within such time as the court directs produce his licence for the purpose of an endorsement under subsection (2).

(4) No order of suspension, cancellation or dis- qualification under subsection (1) shall affect any contract of pawn or other contract made by the pawn- broker as such, nor shall he by reason only of the order lose his lien on, or right to, any pledge or to the loan and profit thereon, but he shall be allowed to pursue and wind up his business in respect of pledges which he has received before the making of the order".

Section 25 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following-

"Fawn. broker not to receive goods in

pawn from

person under

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Pawnbroker not to receive Roods in pawn unless identity document produced.

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25. No pawnbroker shall receive any goods in pawn from any person who is apparently under the age of seventeen years.

15A. No pawnbroker shall receive any goods in pawn from any person unless he has first inspected the identity document of the borrower.".

Section 27 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "6" and substituting the following--

"8"

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6. Section 29 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "liable on summary" wherever it occurs and substituting the following-

"guilty of an offence and shall be liable on*.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 7th day of January, 1970.

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

Repeal and replacement of section 25 and addition of new section 25A.

Amendment of scotian 27.

Amendment of section 29.