1987 Ed.]
Hawker (Urban Council) By-laws
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(4) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), if street cleaning, street repairs, or scavenging is required to be carried out, or a natural disaster, fire, accident, riot, disturbance, or other emergency occurs, at or in the vicinity of a fixed pitch, and-
(a) an officer of the Urban Services Department who holds a rank not below that of foreman:
(b) [Deleted, 77 of 1979, s. 4]
(c) a police officer; or
(d) if the pitch is within a Housing Authority estate, an officer of the Housing Department,
considers that, to enable the cleaning, repairs, or scavenging to take place or, as the case may be, in the interests of the safety of the licensee or any member of the public, it is necessary for the pitch to be vacated, he may, either by written or verbal notice, direct the licensee to vacate the pitch temporarily from such time and for such period as he may specify; and the licensee shall comply with that direction from that time and for that period.
(5) Where any licensee fails to comply with any notice or direction served on or given to him under this by-law within the period specified in the notice or direction, the Council, or any officer acting under the authority of the Council, may remove all equipment, commodities, and other items left on the pitch; and, without prejudice to the liability of the licensee to any penalty or forfeiture under these by-laws or under the Ordinance, the Council may recover the cost of removal from the licensee in like manner as a debt.
35. The Council shall, on being requested to do so by a licensee to whom a fixed pitch is for the time being allocated under by-law 33, forthwith cancel the allocation.
36. (1) No person (whether a licensee or otherwise) shall use a fixed pitch unless he is the holder of a fixed-pitch hawker licence.
(2) A licensee who holds a fixed-pitch hawker licence shall not hawk from any place other than that to which his licence relates.
37. A licensee who holds a fixed-pitch hawker licence shall not use a fixed pitch that is for the time being allocated to another licensee, or that is being lawfully used by another licensee.
38. When the business of a licensee to whom a fixed pitch has been allocated under by-law 33 is being carried on, that licensee shall, unless absent for some reasonable cause, be personally present at the pitch and conduct or superintend business there.
[Subsidiary]
23 of 1973, s. 36.
Cancellation of allocation at request of licensee.
Pitches to be used only by holders of fixed pitch licences.
L.N. 73/73.
Use of pitches.
Fixed pitch licensees to be present on pitches at all reasonable times.
1987 Ed.]
Hawker (Urban Council) By-laws
[CAP. 132
AI 13
(4) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), if street cleaning, street repairs, or scavenging is required to be carried out, or a natural disaster, fire, accident, riot, disturbance, or other emergency occurs, at or in the vicinity of a fixed pitch, and-
(a) an officer of the Urban Services Department who holds a
rank not below that of foreman:
(b) [Deleted, 77 of 1979, s. 4]
(c) a police officer; or
(d) if the pitch is within a Housing Authority estate, an officer
of the Housing Department,
considers that, to enable the cleaning, repairs, or scavenging to take place or, as the case may be, in the interests of the safety of the licensee or any member of the public, it is necessary for the pitch to be vacated, he may, either by written or verbal notice, direct the licensee to vacate the pitch temporarily from such time and for such period as he may specify; and the licensee shall comply with that direction from that time and for that period.
(5) Where any licensee fails to comply with any notice or direction served on or given to him under this by-law within the period specified in the notice or direction, the Council, or any officer acting under the authority of the Council, may remove all equip- ment, commodities, and other items left on the pitch; and, without prejudice to the liability of the licensee to any penalty or forfeiture under these by-laws or under the Ordinance, the Council may recover the cost of removal from the licensee in like manner as a debt.
35. The Council shall, on being requested to do so by a licensee to whom a fixed pitch is for the time being allocated under by-law 33, forthwith cancel the allocation.
36. (1) No person (whether a licensee or otherwise) shall use a fixed pitch unless he is the holder of a fixed-pitch hawker licence.
(2) A licensee who holds a fixed-pitch hawker licence shall not hawk from any place other than that to which his licence relates.
37. A licensee who holds a fixed-pitch hawker licence shall not use a fixed pitch that is for the time being allocated to another licensee, or that is being lawfully used by another licensee.
38. When the business of a licensee to whom a fixed pitch has been allocated under by-law 33 is being carried on, that licensee shall, unless absent for some reasonable cause, be personally present at the pitch and conduct or superintend business there.
[Subsidiary]
23 of 1973, s. 36.
Cancellation of allocation at request of licensee.
Pitches to be used only by holders of fixed pitch licences.
L.N. 73/73.
Use of pitches.
Fixed pitch licensees to be present on pitches at all reasonable times.
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