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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 7, 1919. 463

43. Proper latrine, urinal or water closet accommodation shall be provided, and shall be maintained, and kept cleansed to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Department, the details of the drainage and fittings in connection with such work being carried out to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

44. No alterations to licensed premises may be carried out without the permission of the Captain Superintendent of Police, nor may any such premises be altered in such a manner as to violate any of the foregoing Regulations or any modification granted in connection therewith.

45. The Building Authority may, where he considers any of the provisions of any of the aforesaid Regulations, owing to especial circumstances, inapplicable or inexpedient, grant such modifications as he may think desirable on receiving a written application.

Entry and Inspection of all Buildings used for a Public Entertainment.

46. The Captain Superintendent of Police and any other Police or Fire Brigade Officer deputed by him are empowered to enter any building used for a Public Entertain- ment at any time, whether during the performance of a stage play or otherwise, for the purpose of inspecting such building including any fire service or apparatus in connection therewith and of seeing that all Regulations are duly observed.

The Building Authority and his deputies are empowered to enter any building used for a Public Entertainment at any time, whether during the performance of a stage play or otherwise, for the purpose of inspecting the building or any part thereof and the licensee of such premises shall provide every facility for such inspection and, except during any actual performance, shall provide all necessary scaffolding, ladders, and any- thing else necessary for the purpose of such inspection.

Penalties.

47. Any person holding a licence under these Regulations who fails to comply with any of the conditions of his licence or with any of the provisions of these Regulations and any operator who fails to comply with the provisions of Regulation 41 of these Regulations shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

48. The Captain Superintendent of Police shall, subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, have power at all times by notice in writing to cancel any licence, without payment of any compensation, on its being brought to his notice that any of the conditions of the licence have not been complied with or that any disorder, or the performance of any Public Entertainment offensive to good manners, decorum, or calcu- lated to corrupt public morals, has taken place, and such licence shall forthwith deter- mine. Any holder of a licence who shall continue the performance of any Public Entertainment after the receipt of such notice shall be liable to the same penalty as that imposed under section 3 of the Places of Public Entertainment Regulation Ordinance, 1919.

Any Police Officer, not under the rank of Assistant Superintendent, shall also have power to close, in person, any performance, if, in his discretion, he considers it necessary, in the interests of peace and good order, to do so.

49. Any person who smokes in any part of a licensed building where smoking is prohibited or who stands or sits in or about or otherwise obstructs any gangway, passage way, or vestibule during the performance of a stage play or who obstructs any Police or other officer in the discharge of the duties imposed on him by these Regulations or other- wise shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $25.