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Draft Bill.

No. S. 465.-The following bills, which it is proposed to introduce shortly, are published for general information:-

C.S.O. 3858/21.

[No. 32:-21.11.29.—7.]

A BILL

INTITULED

Short title.

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 9 of

1911, s. 2.

Amendment

of Ordinance No. 9 of 1911, s. 3.

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to

intoxicating liquors.

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

1. This Ordinance inav be cited as the Liquors Amendment Ordinance, 1929.

2. Section 2 of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, hereinafter called the principal

Ordinance, is amended as follows :-

(a) by the substitution in paragraph (8) of the words “a Government Analyst" for the words "the Government Analyst”.

(6) by the repeal of paragraph (11);

(c) by the repeal in paragraph (13) of the words “In the case of Chinese wines and spirits, seven and a half cutties shall be deemed to be the equiva- lent of the imperial gallou ";

(d) by the insertion immediately after paragraph

(20) of the following paragraph

(20A) "Person", except so far as relates to the imposition of the penalty of imprison- ment, includes a body corporate and a firm.

after the word (6

(e) by the insertion in paragraph (29) immediately Exports of the words “and any Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports".

3. Section 3 of the principal Ordinance is amended as follows:-

(a) by the repeal of sub-section (1) and the substitu- tion of the following sub-section therefor :—

(1) No person shall except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance-m

(a) make, distil, or rectify any spirits; or (b) knowingly keep or have in his posses- sion any still or other utensil or apparatus suitable for making distil- ling or rectifying spirits; or (e) without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession, custody, or control any fermenting or fermented material.

(b) by the substitution of the words " Superinten-

dent of Imports and Exports" for the words,

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Captain Superintendent of Police' "in the first line of sub-section (2).

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