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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 17, 1930.

HONG KONG.

No. 16 of 1930.

I assent.

W. PEEL,

L.S.

Governor.

Short title.

Interpreta- tion.

Regulations.

17th October, 1930.

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to

pawnbrokers.

[17th October, 1930.]

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 Pawnbrokers Ordinance, 1930.

2. In this Ordinance :

(a) "Mouth" means a Chinese moon.

(b) "Pawnbroker" includes every person who carries on the business of taking goods and chattels in pawn, or who purchases, receives, or takes in any goods or chattels, and pays money for or advances money upon the same, with or under any undertaking, agreement or condition, express, implied or reasonably to be inferred from the nature or character of the dealing or the usage in respect thereof, that the said goods or chattels in whole or in part may be afterwards redeemed or repurchased upon any terms whatsoever.

3.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the following purposes :-

(a) for prescribing the conditions under which pawnbrokers licences shall be granted renewed or revoked;

or

(b) for prescribing the fees to be paid for such

licences and for the renewal of such licences;

(e) for prescribing the forms of such licences; (d) for prescribing the books and documents to be kept by pawnbrokers, and the particulars to be noted therein;

(e) for prescribing and altering the maximum rates of interest to be charged by pawn- brokers;

(f) for prescribing and limiting the number of pawnbrokers shops that may be allowed in

any area:

(g) for prescribing the form of the pawnticket and

the particulars to be stated therein;

(h) for prescribing the forms to be used under the

Ordinance;

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