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PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.

No. 25 of 1927.

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corporation if the licensee is a corporation, or by leaving the notice with some adult person at the licensed premises, or by posting up the notice outside the licensed premises if service cannot be effected in any other way.

(5) No person shall use or have in his possession any printing press except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this section.

(6) It shall be lawful for any police officer or revenue officer to seize, remove and detain any printing press kept, used, or in the possession of any person, in contravention of the provisions of this section.

(7) It shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice (if any) as he may think fit, to order to be forfeited any printing press so seized and any type and other things apparently intended to be used in connexion with such printing press.

(8) Every printing press and thing so forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

(9) In any proceeding under this section against the occupier of any premises for possession on such premises of a printing press in contravention of the provisions of this section it shall, until the contrary is proved, and without prejudice to the liability of any other person, be presumed that such occupier was in possession of such printing press.

(10) Any licence under this section may be in Form No. 2 in the Schedule, or No. 3 in the Schedule with such variations as Commissioner of Police may seem fit.

Forms Nos. 2, 3.

7.-(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), every printed document shall have printed thereon in legible type, in English or Chinese, the name and full address of the printer of the document, preceded by the words "Printed by" or "Printer" in English or Chinese.

(2) If the document consists of a number of leaves bound or fastened together or forming one sheet, the printer's name and address shall appear on the front of the first leaf or on the back of the last leaf or at the bottom of the last printed page.

+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.

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PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.No. 25 of 1927.1723corporation if the licensee is a corporation, or by leaving the notice with some adult person at the licensed premises, or by posting up the notice outside the licensed premises if service cannot be effected in any other way.(5) No person shall use or have in his possession any printing press except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this section.(6) It shall be lawful for any police officer or revenue officer to seize, remove and detain any printing press kept, used, or in the possession of any person, in contravention of the provisions of this section.(7) It shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice (if any) as he may think fit, to order to be forfeited any printing press so seized and any type and other things apparently intended to be used in connexion with such printing press.(8) Every printing press and thing so forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of Police may direct.(9) In any proceeding under this section against the occupier of any premises for possession on such premises of a printing press in contravention of the provisions of this section it shall, until the contrary is proved, and without prejudice to the liability of any other person, be presumed that such occupier was in possession of such printing press.(10) Any licence under this section may be in Form No. 2 in the Schedule, or No. 3 in the Schedule with such variations as Commissioner of Police may seem fit.Forms Nos. 2, 3.7.-(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), every printed document shall have printed thereon in legible type, in English or Chinese, the name and full address of the printer of the document, preceded by the words "Printed by" or "Printer" in English or Chinese.(2) If the document consists of a number of leaves bound or fastened together or forming one sheet, the printer's name and address shall appear on the front of the first leaf or on the back of the last leaf or at the bottom of the last printed page.+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.

No. 25 of 1927.

1723

corporation if the licensee is a corporation, or by leaving the notice with some adult person at the licensed premises, or by posting up the notice outside the licensed premises if service. cannot be effected in any other way.

(5) No person shall use or have in his possession any printing press except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this section.

(6) It shall be lawful for any police officer or revenue officer to seize, remove and detain any printing press kept, used, or in the possession of any person, in contravention of the provisions of this section.

(7) It shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice (if any) as he may think fit, to order to be forfeited any printing press so seized and any type and other things. apparently intended to be used in connexion with such printing press.

(8) Every printing press and thing so forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

(9) In any proceeding under this section against the occupier of any premises for possession on such premises of a printing press in contravention of the provisions of this section it shall until the contrary is proved, and without prejudice to the liability of any other person, be presumed that such occupier was in possession of such printing press.

(10) Any licence under this section may be in Form No. 2

to the Schedule. or No. 3 in the Schedule with such variations as Commissioner of Police may seem fit.

Forms Nos. 2, 3.

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(2) If the document consists of a number of leaves bound or fastened together or forming one sheet the printer's name and address shall appear on the front of the first leaf or on the back of the last leaf or at the bottom of the last printed page.

+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939. Supp. Sched.

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