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7.

Section 3 of this Ordinance substitutes a new section for

section 59 of the principal Ordinance.

33 follows:

8.

The new features are

(a) The old sub-section (1) made unlawful various cases

of lawful possession under export permits and removal

powers. The new sub-section (1) corrects this.

(b) Under the old sub-section (2)it was only where the

liquors are in a general bonded or licensed warehouse

that possession of liquors unlawfully imported was an

offence. The new sub-section (2) makes the prohibi-

-tion general.

(c) It also prohibits possession of liquors unlawfully

manufactured or prepared. This was suggested by the

old form of section 86 of the principal Ordinance.

(d) The new sub-section (3) allows sales of dutiable ļi-

-quors which are on the licensed premises of holders

of distillery or brewery licences.

(e) The new sub-section (4) provides that it shall be no

defence to any charge under sub-section (1) or (2) that

the possession of the accused was a joint possession.

Section 2 of this Ordinance makes, for the sake of greater

clearness, two amendments in section 2 of the principal Ordi-

nance which were perhaps not strictly necessary. The term

"intoxicating liquors" obviously included "native wines and

spirits", though "native wines and spirits" were not specifi-

-cally mentioned in the definition of that term, while various

kinds of European liquors were mentioned. On the other hand

the definition of the term "dutiable liquors" suggested that

"native wines and spirits" were not included in the term "intox-

-cating liquors", because the term "dutiable liquirs" was de- -fined as meaning "intoxicationg liquors and native wines and spirits on which the duty has not been paid". The reference