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Short title.

New para (8A)

of Ordinance

No. 36 of 1931, s. 2.

Amendment

No. 36 of

610

A BILL

INTITULED

[No. 35-18.1.35.-6.]

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, 1935.

2.-(1) Section 2 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended by the addition of the following paragraph numbered (8A) immediately after paragraph (8) thereof:-

(8A) "Distillery licence" means a licence authorising the person named therein to use one or more stills on the premises named therein for the purpose of making, distilling or rectify- ing spirits, and to sell such spirits.

(2) Section 2 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is also of Ordinance amended in paragraph (14) (b) thereof by the substitution of the words "a bonâ fide meal for which a charge of at least thirty cents can reasonably be made" for the words "the regular meals of the establishment."

1931, s. 2. (14) (6).

New sub- section (3) of Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, s. 6.

New sub- section (8)

of Ordinance No. 36 of

1931, s. 9.

Amendment

3. Section 6 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended by the addition of the following sub-section at the end thereof:-

(3), No person shall for or on behalf of other

any

person accept or receive orders for, or import on commission or act as agent for the import of, any intoxicating liquor in quantities exceeding two gallons at one time without an appropriate licence under which the licensee is permitted to sell such liquor as a dealer.

4. Section 9 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended by the addition of the following sub-section at the end thereof :-

(8) The Board shall meet annually in November and at such other times as may be necessary for the transaction of licensing business.

5. Section 15 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended of Ordinance by the insertion of the words "address and" immediately be- fore the word "proposed" in the sixth line thereof.

No. 36 of

1931, s. 15.

New

section 17A

6. The Liquors Ordinance, 1931, is amended by the insertion of the following head-note and section, numbered ance No. 36 17A, immediately after section 17 thereof:-

of Ordin-

of 1931.

Provision

for tempor- ary permit during illness etc.

of licensee.

Temporary permits.

17A. (1) The Secretary to the Board may in his discre- tion issue a special and temporary permit, in respect of any premises for which a publican's licence, restaurant adjunct licence or hotel keeper's adjunct licence has been granted, authorising the person named in such permit to have the management and control of the licensed premises during the illness or temporary absence from the Colony of the licensee: Provided that no such permit shall be granted for a period longer than three months.

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