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MONEY LENDERS (AMENDMENT)

27. The following is added after section 30-

"Offences relating to

licensing court

30A. Any person who-

Ord. No. 69/88

(a) refuses or fails to comply with any lawful order,

requirement or direction of the licensing court; or (b) disturbs or otherwise interferes with the proceedings

of the licensing court,

commits an offence.".

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Section added

28. Section 31 is amended by repealing "body corporate" wherever it Liability for appears and substituting "company".

29. The following is added after section 32-

"Time

limitation for

instituting

certain

32A. Proceedings for an offence under section 24 or 29(3) shall be instituted within 2 years of the commission of the offence.".

offences by bodies corporate

Section added

prosecutions

30. Section 33(2)(a) and (b) is amended by repealing "the First Burden of Schedule" and substituting "Schedule 1".

31. The following are added after section 33—

"General exemptions

(69 of 1988)

33A. (1) The Registrar may, after consultation with the Financial Secretary, by notice in the Gazette-

(a) exempt a class of persons (whether money lenders or not) specified in the notice from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance specified in the notice;

or

(b) exempt a loan, or class of loans, by a class of persons (whether money lenders or not), specified in the notice from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance specified in the notice.

(2) An exemption under subsection (1) shall be subject to such conditions, if any, as are specified in the notice.

(3) The Registrar may at any time by notice in the Gazette---

(a) revoke an exemption under subsection (1); or (b) revoke, vary, or add to any condition subject to

which such exemption is granted.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordin- ance, any notice

(a) under section 21(2) or 27(2) of this Ordinance as in force at any time before the commencement of the Money Lenders (Amendment) Ordinance 1988; and (b) in force immediately before that commencement,

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Sections added