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C.S.O.

838

[No. 6-24.10.30.-2.]

A BILL

Short title.

Substitutes new section for s. 7 of Ordinance No. 22 of 1919.

Repeal of 8. 26 and 9. 27 (4) and (5) of Ordinance No. 3 of 1888.

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the law relating to theatrical performances at places of public entertainment.

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 Places of Public Entertainment Regulation Amendment Ordi- nance, 1930.

2. Section 7 of the Places of Public Entertainment Regulation Ordinance, 1919, is hereby repealed and there shall be substituted therefor the following new section :-

Permits for

tainments.

7.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this public enter- Ordinance no person shall advertise, pre- sent or carry on any public entertainment without a permit from the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or the Inspector General of Police, or a District Officer.

(2) Every such permit may be condi- tional and shall be revocable by the issuing officer and shall be issued to one person only by name, the words "and others" being added after such person's name.

(3) The person so named shall be res- ponsible for the due observance of all the conditions of the permit, and shall, if so required, furnish security, for the obser- vance thereof.

3. Section 26 and sub-sections (4) and (5) of sec-- tion 27 of the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888, are hereby repealed.

Objects and Reasons.

The provisions of sections 26 and 27 (4) and (5) of Ordinance No. 3 of 1888 dealing with permits for theatrical performances were limited in their applica- tion. It has been thought desirable to adapt them for general purposes and to transfer them to a general Ordinance.

October, 1930.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.