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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1911.

of dutiable

60.—(1.) No person shall remove any datiable liquors Restrictions or denatured spirits from any King's or licensed warehouse on removal except for export under an export permit without a permit from the Superintendent in the Form No. 11 in the Third liquors. Schedule to this Ordinance and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained.

(2.) Such permit shall be issued by the Superintendent upon receipt of a requisition in the Form No. 10 in the said Schedule, provided always that the Superintendent shall refuse to issue a permit

(a.) for the removal of any such dutiable liquors except in closed cases or vessels each containing not less than two gallons or the reputed equiva- lent of two gall ns;

(b.) if such fiquors are to be removed for purposes other thau export to any place other than a King's or licensed warehouse except upon payment to him of the duty thereon.

licensed

61. If it shall appear at any time that there is a defici-

Deficiency of ency in any King's or licensed warehouse in the quantity dutiable of dutiable liquors which ought to be found stored therein liquors in a the keeper of such King's warehouse and the licensee of King's or such licensed warehouse shall be liable to pay to the warehouse. Superintendent the duty leviable upon such deficiency and shail in the absence of proof to the contrary be presumed to have illegally removed such liquors: provided always that such person in charge or licensee shall not be held liable for any deficiency which he may prove to have been caused by leakage or breakage or other accident,

Distillation and Manufacture.

ing liquors.

62.- (1.) All intoxicating liquors distilled, made or Restrictions prepared by any person holding a licence under this on making Ordinance or under any Ordinance repealed by this and prepar Ordinance or under the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1910, shall be deemed to be dutiable liquors and the place of distillation making or preparation shall be deemed to be a licensed warehouse for the purpose of storing such liquors and the person holding a licence for such place shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be the licensee of such licensed warehouse.

(2.) Such licensed warehouse shall not be used for the storage of any dutiable liquors whatsoever other than that distilled, made or prepared therein as aforesaid.

(3.) There shall be no fee payable in respect of such licensed warehouse.

63. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall apply Ordinance to any distillation by a duly qualified medical practitioner not to apply or person registered as a chemist and druggist under the to distill- Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908, which may be proved to be ation for for genuine medicinal or scientific purposes or to any purposes. distillation of essential oils.

Keeping of Intoxicating Liquors by Licensees.

medical

64. Every person who holds a licence under this Or- Licensed dinance or under any Ordinance repealed by this person to Ordinance or under the New Territories Regulation of stocks;

give amount Ordinance, 1910, shall

(a.) on demand by the Superintendent render an account in writing of the quantity and descrip- tion of the intoxicating liquors in his posses-

sion custody or control;

(b.) permit the Superintendent or any revenue permit entry.

officer to enter the premises in which such liquors are stored at any time between the hours of six in the morning and six in the evening and inspect the same.

65. No person who holds a licence as above shall store Licensed or keep on his licensed premises any dutiable liquors and person not to in the absence of proof to the contrary any dutiable keep dutia- ble liquors liquors found on such premises shall be presumed to be

on the pre- stored or kept by such licensee.

mises.

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