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2140 ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1887.


Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets.

Inwholesome 24. No person shall keep, sell, expose for sale or bring into the Colony or into
food.
any market, any food for man or beast which is in an unwholesome condition or unfit
for use. [ Repealed by Ordinance No. 23 of 1890. ]

Unauthorised 25. Except as provided by this Ordinance , no person shall demand
fees or charges
prohibited. or receive any money or other valuable consideration as a fee, fine , toll,

rent or otherwise for access or admission to , or for selling , or buying in
any market.

Markets open
26. The Captain Superintendent of Police, the Registrar General,
to inspection .
the Surveyor General and their respective officers as well as members
and officers of the Sanitary Board shall have at all times free access to
every part of every market building.

Powerto make 27. The Governor in Council may from time to time make and
bye-laws.
when made revoke, add to , or alter bye-laws for regulating the markets
of the Colony .



PART IV .


Miscellaneous.


Promulgation 28. All Orders in Council and bye-laws made under this Ordinance
of orders and
bye-laws. shall be published in the Government Gazette in English and Chinese.
Every Order in Council shall take effect from the date specified in such
order. All bye - laws when published shall be construed as parts of this
Ordinance and such bye-laws shall be binding not only upon all licensees
under this Ordinance but also upon all persons employed by or dealing

with them . The bye -laws set forth in the schedules hereto annexed
shall be the bye-laws made under this Ordinance until the same shall be
altered or repealed by the Governor in Council.

Definition of 29. Offences against this Ordinance shall be considered to be : --
offences.

( 1. ) Refusal , neglect , or omission to do any act commanded by
this Ordinance or by any order in Council made there
under.


( 2. ) Refusal to permit or obstruction of any such act.

(3. ) The doing of any act forbidden by this Ordinance or by
any order in Council made thereunder.