THE TONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 18, 1931. 841
The Board shall consist of a chairman, vice- chairman and five other members. The members shall hold office for three years. The magistrates' clerk shall be ex officio secretary to the Board.
(3) The chairman, vice-chairman and two other mem- bers shall be appointed by the Governor, and of the four members appointed by the Governor under this sub-section two shall be official and two unofficial justices of the peace.
(4) Three of the members of the Board shall be elected by the unofficial justices of the peace from among their number: Provided that if no nomination is received, or if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a justice or justices to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
(5) If any licensing justice who was appointed by the Governor under sub-section (3) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member. Such acting member shall be an official or an unofficial justice according as the substantive member is an official or an unofficial justice.
(6) If any licensing justice who was elected or ap- pointed under sub-section (4) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the unofficial justices of the peace to elect from among their number a justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member: Provided that an acting member may be appointed by the Governor if no nomination is received for the acting appoint ment.
(7) Three members of the Board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, shall form A quorum.
10. The mode of election of licensing justices, the Mode of proceedings incident and other matters relating there- election of to, shall be governed by rules made by the Governor licensing in Council.
justices.
11. All questions arising at any meeting of the Mode of Board shall be determined by a majority of votes of deciding the justices present. In the case of an equality of application.. votes the chairman shall have a second or casting
vote,
12. Every person desirous of obtaining a publican's Application or an adjunct licence shall make application in writing for pub- to the Board in Form No. 2 or Form No. 3 in the lican's or First Schedule, according to the nature of the licence adjunct
licence. required. Such application shall state the name and First address of the applicant, his nationality, the period or Schedule. periods, if any, during which he has previously held Forms Nos.. a licence, and the address and the proposed name or sign of the premises in respect of which a licence is desired.
2, 3.
13. The Board may refuse such application or they Decision of may grant it absolutely or subject to conditions. The Board sub- applicant or twenty householders within a radius of ject to quarter of a mile of the premises licensed or to be appeal to Governor licensed shall be entitled to appeal to the Governor in Council. in Council with respect to any decision of the Board under this section.
14. In the event of the refusal of an application by Applications the Board, maintained on appeal (if any), the ap- refused not plicant shall not be entitled to make another applica- to be re- tion in respect of the same premises within a period twelve of twelve months from the original application.
newed within
months.
15. The Board shall in every case at least one Advertise- week previous to the grant of an application cause ment of advertisement to be made in the Gazette and in one application. local newspaper at the expense of the applicant setting
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