1977-HKRS28-16-25_Part01 — Page 21

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Hypabil (Cap. 148.)

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(2) A person authorized for the purpose of this section by a racing clob may, if he has reason to suspect that a person is committing ad offence under section 7 on the racing club premises, require such person to leave the premises and, if he fails to do so, remove him therefrom.

(3) Any person who, having left or been removed from racing club Premises after being required to leave the same under-subsection (2), re-enters the premises on the same day commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

(4) Nothing in this section shall affect any other right of a racing club to exclude" or remove a person from racing club premises.

24 If in any proceedings under this Ordinance or otherwise on application by or on behalf of the Commissioner, a magistrate is satisfied that any money, gambling equipment or other property, not being im movable property, has been used in or for or in connexion with unlawful gambling or an unlawful lottery, he shall order that it be forfeited to the Crown, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance.

27. Any person who obstructs a police officer in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.

28. The Governor in Council may by regulation provide for-

(a) the manner in which applications for licences shall be made:

(b) the form of applications and licences,

(c) the promotion and conduct of games," and

(d) anything that is to be or may be prescribed.

29. The Gambling Ordinance is repealed,

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 2nd day of February, 1977.

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| assent.

Mr. M. Sad

Governor.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said but.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

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