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[No. 15-17.3.32.-1]

C.S.O. 3 in 4299/31.

Short title.

Amend- ment of Ordinance No. 36 of 1931.

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Ordinance, 1931.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Liquors Amend- ment Ordinance, 1932.

2. The Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended-

(a) by the substitution of the word "alcoholic" for the word intoxicating" in the title, section 2 (9), section 2 (10), the heading to section 41, section 55 (2), section 58 (1), section 88 (1), section 88 (2) and section 88 (5).

(b) by the substitution of the word "dutiable" for "intoxicating" wherever it occurs in section 77, section 84 and section 88 (3).

(c) by the deletion of the word "intoxicating" wherever it occurs in section 78 (6) and section 83.

(d) by the substitution of the words "not liable to duty under this Ordinance" for the words "unfit for use us a beverage" in section 2 (8).

Objects and Reasons.

1. The Liquors Ordinance, No. 36 of 1931, like the Ordinances which it replaced, deals with many alcoholic liquors which, though intoxicating, are not usually so described. and which are not included in the list of intoxicating liquors given in section 2 (16) of the Ordinance.

2. This Ordinance therefore substitutes "alcoholic" "dutiable" or other suitable expressions for the word "intoxicating" or similar expressions in several sections of the Ordinance where they are considered more appropriate.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

March, 1932.