1964_MONEY_LENDERS_ORDINANCE — Page 10

1988 Ed.]

Money Lenders

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(a) receive and consider any material, whether by way of oral evidence, written statements, documents or otherwise, notwithstanding that such material would not be admissible in evidence in civil or criminal proceedings;

(b) by notice in writing signed by the presiding magistrate, require any person to attend before it at any hearing and to give evidence and produce documents;

(c) administer oaths and affirmations;

(d) examine on oath, affirmation or otherwise any person attending before it at any hearing and require such person to answer all questions put by or with its consent;

(e) determine the manner in which the material referred to in paragraph (a) shall be received; and

(f) adjourn any hearing from time to time as it may deem fit,

and may do all things-

(i) ancillary to the powers conferred by this section; or

(ii) reasonably necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Ordinance.

(Added, 69 of 1988, s. 9)

Immunity

10C. Any-

(a) member of the licensing court; and

(b) witness, party to any proceedings, representative or other person appearing before the licensing court,

shall have the same privileges and immunities in any proceedings before the licensing court or in the exercise of the licensing court's functions as he would have before a court in civil proceedings.

(Added, 69 of 1988, s. 9)

Determination of application for licence

11. (1) The licensing court shall fix a date for the hearing of an application lodged under section 9(5) and shall give 14 clear days' notice of such date to the applicant, the Registrar and the Commissioner of Police. (Amended, 69 of 1988, s. 10)

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the licensing court shall grant a licence upon the hearing of an application lodged under section 9(5) except where-

(a) the Registrar or the Commissioner of Police has served notice under section 9 of his intention to object to the application and, at the hearing of the application, objection to the application is made by or on behalf of the Registrar or, as the case may be, the Commissioner of Police; or

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