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RESERVED COMMODITIES

Ord. No. 12/78

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and "purchase" include a sale and purchase by barter; "sale by retail" means every sale of an article other than a sale by

wholesale;

"sale by wholesale" means any sale of an article in whatever quantity for resale in the same form or state or as part of a manufactured product; "vehicle" means every means of conveyance or of transit or other mobile apparatus used or capable of being used on land whether on roads or rails and, in any way whatever, drawn or propelled or carried; "vessel" includes every description of vessel used in navigation for the carriage of persons or articles, whether or not the vessel is mechanically propelled and whether or not the vessel is towed or pushed by another vessel.

(2) This Ordinance shall not apply to articles in transit.

3. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or Regulations. any of the following matters-

(a) specifying any article to be a reserved commodity for any purpose; (b) prohibiting or controlling the sale or purchase of any reserved commodity for the purpose of resale in or export from Hong Kong;

(c) regulating or controlling the maximum price of any reserved

commodity;

(d) prohibiting, regulating or controlling the import or export of any

reserved commodity;

(e) prohibiting, regulating or controlling the movement or distribution

of any reserved commodity;

(f) prohibiting, regulating or controlling the storage of any reserved

commodity;

(g) restricting the sale by wholesale or retail of any reserved com- modity to persons registered or holding licences or permits issued under the regulations;

(h) restricting the sale of any reserved commodity either by an in- dividual or generally by all persons dealing in such reserved commodity;

(i) prohibiting, regulating or controlling the manufacture, processing or production of any reserved commodity either generally or as regards form, shape, quantity, quality, constituents or otherwise; (i) the issue of licences, permits and certificates and the registration

of persons and premises for the purposes of this Ordinance; (k) the examination of reserved commodities stored or kept in any premises or in or on any vessel, aircraft or vehicle by or on behalf of any person;

(1) information and particulars to be given in respect of reserved

commodities;

(m) fees and charges;

(n) appeal to the Governor against any decision of the Director; (o) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions and

purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) Regulations under this section may provide that a contravention of any such regulation shall be an offence and shall be punishable on