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at least four inches long, his name followed by the words 'Licensed Eating-house', together with the number of his licence.
7. The whole of the ground floor of the premises of every licensed eating-house shall be covered with a layer of not less than three inches of cement-concrete rendered smooth and laid to the satisfaction of the Council.
8. Except with the special exemption in writing of the Council no ceiling (not being the underside of a floor), hollow wall or stairlining shall remain or be fixed in any building in which or in part or parts of which the premises of the licensee are situated, and, except as aforesaid, if any such ceiling, hollow wall or stair-lining shall be found in any such building the Council may order the forfeiture of the licence.
9. No living room, sleeping place, partitions, cubicles or mezzanine floors shall be allowed on any premises licensed as an eating-house except with the permission of the Council and as shown on the plan of the premises.
10. Every restaurant and eating-house shall be provided with a suitable urinal of a type prescribed by the Council, and every restaurant shall be provided also with a decent and suitable privy. Every such urinal and privy shall be kept in a state of good repair and cleanliness.
11. Every eating-house and restaurant shall be kept at all times in a cleanly condition and free from all noxious matter. The troughs, tables and utensils in use shall be thoroughly cleansed and the floors properly swept at least once in every twenty-four hours. The whole of the interior walls and ceilings of the rooms shall be properly lime- washed unless such eating-house or restaurant is exempted therefrom by the Council, and the woodwork thoroughly scrubbed with soap and water during the months of June and December of each year unless similarly exempted.
12. No person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease shall be allowed in any eating-house or restaurant.
13. No person shall spit in any eating-house or restaurant except into spittoons provided for the purpose.
14. The licensee of any eating-house or restaurant shall cause to be continuously displayed, in a conspicuous position on every floor of his licensed premises, while such premises are open to the public, a notice or notices of a size and form approved by the Council and in a language prescribed by the Council requiring his customers not to spit on the floor: Provided that the Council may, in its discretion, exempt in writing any premises from the above requirement as to display of notice, and revoke in writing any such exemption.
15. The licensee of any eating-house or restaurant shall cause any phlegm, spittle or saliva found on the floor of his premises to be promptly swept up and removed; and, in the event of his providing one or more spittoons, shall cause a sufficient quantity of a disinfectant fluid to be kept continuously in such spittoons while in use, and shall thoroughly cleanse them daily at the close of business.
16. All food shall be stored or kept in a clean manner and duly protected from flies and dust.
17. The licensee shall not permit disorderly conduct on his premises, or suffer unlawful games or gaming therein, or permit or suffer any prostitute to frequent such premises or to remain therein.
18. No intoxicating liquor shall be sold, served or consumed in any eating-house, nor any opium smoked in any eating-house or restaurant.
19. Eating-houses shall be closed between midnight and 6 a.m. and no meals or refreshments shall be supplied during that period to any person not resident therein.
20. Every eating-house and restaurant shall, during the hours at which the business thereof is carried on, be open to inspection by any member of the Council, Food Officer or officer of the Sanitary Department.
21. These by-laws shall not apply to any naval, military or air force canteen,
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