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Making false requisition, return, etc.

Penalty for obstructing

revenue officer.

Other penalties.

Forfeitures.

Unclaimed articles to be forfeited to the Crown.

Forfeiture

of licence.

Licensed

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88. Every person who shall under the provisions of this Ordinance deliver any requisition or supply any particulars returns or account or other written statement required by this Ordinance or by any regulation made therenader shall if such requisition particulars return account or written statement be false or incorrect either in whole or in part to the knowledge of the person so making delivering or supplying the same whether the same be signed by him or not be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

89. Every person who assaults resists or wilfully obstructs any revenue officer in the execution of his duty shall be liable in the discretion of the Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for one year.

90. Every omission or neglect to comply with and every act dine or attempted to be done contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder or permit granted or Order-in-Council issued thereunder and any refusal to permit or obstruction of any act commanded by this Ordinance aud any breach on the part of a licensed person of the terms or conditions of his licence or recognisance shall be deemed to be an offence against this Ordinance and for every such offence not otherwise specially provided for the offender shall in addi- tion to the forfeiture (if any) of the article seized as here- inafter provided be liable to the following penalties:-

(a.) for every first offence a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment with or with- out hard labour for any period not exceeding six months,

(b) for every second offence a fine not exceed- ing one thousand dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding twelve months,

(c.) for every subsequent offence a fine not exceed- ing two thousand five hundred dollars or im- prisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding twelve months or to both fine and imprisonment.

91. All intoxicating liquors and denatured spirits in respect of which any offence may have been committed against this Ordinance or against any regulation made or permit granted thereunder or any breach of the restrictions and conditions subject to or upon which any licence has been granted together with any still or part thereof vat or other vessel used in distillation wash or other materials preparing or prepared for the distillation of such liquors utensil or apparatus or any vessel package cart carriage or conveyance in which the same may be found or which may have been used in connection with such offence may be seized by any police or revenue officer and all such intoxicating liquors denatured spirits stills utensils ap- paratus vessels packages carts carriages or conveyances, as also any ship of less than fifteen tons in which the same may be found, may be forfeited to the Crown.

92. All intoxicating liquors and denatured spirits and all stills utensils apparatus vessels packages or con- veyances used for the preparation packing or conveyance of intoxicating liquors or denatured spirits shall, if found without any apparent owner or if unclaimed after such notice given as to a Magistrate may seem fit, be forfeited to the Crown,

98. On the conviction of any licensed person for a second or any subsequent offence against this Ordinance, the Magistrate may order his licence to be forfeited, in addition to any otlier penalties hereinbefore provided.

PART IV.

General.

94-(1.) Whenever any person to whom any licence- persons to be has been granted under this Ordinance or under any responsible

Ordinance repealed by this Ordinance or under the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1910, or any keeper of a King's warehouse or any licensee of a li

for acts of agents and servants.

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