LICENSING ORDINANCE, 1887

LICENSING ORDINANCE, 1887

No. 8 of 1887.

An Orinance to consolidate the law relating to various
licences.
[16th July, 1887.]

1. This Ordinance cited as the Licensing Ordi-
nance, 1887.

[s. 2, rep. No. 43 of 1912.]

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make
regulations for the issue of licences the form thereof, the
to be paid on such licences, their periods and conditions,
and the officers who are to issue them.

[ss. 4 and 5, rep. No. 62 of 1911.]

6. A licence shall be required for every-

(1) auctioneer;
(2) billiard table, skittle-ground, or nine-pin or bowling-
alley open to the public;

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923. This Ordinance does not apply to the
New Territories, except New Kowloon, See No. 3 1910,s. 4.
+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.





(3) hawker

(4) money-changer;
[(5) and (6), rep. No. 40 of 1912.]
(7) undertaker of Chinese funerals.

7.-(1) Until further order is made by the Governor in
Council under section 3, all licences shall be granted all
issued, at their discretion, by the officers named in the
Schedule on payment of the fees and for the periods set forth
therein.

(2) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a licence may
appeal to the Governor, who may direct the proper officer to
issue such licence.

8. Every person who acts as an auctioneer or keeps a
public billiard table, skittle-ground, or nine-pin or bowling-
alley without a licence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars; and every person who neglects to take
out other licence shall be llable to a fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars.

9. The following acts shall be deemed to be offences:-

(1) any breach of the conditions of a licence;
(2) furnishing untrue particulars for any licence;
(3) using or attempting to use any licence or other docu-
ment granted in pursuance of regulations, which has not
been duly issued to the person so using or attempting to
use it.

[s. 10, rep. No. 40 of 1912.]


11. Every peson convicted of an offence against this
Ordinance or any regulation made therunder for which no
special penalty is provided shall be liable to a fine not

12. any penalty imposed under this Ordinance may be
recovered before a magistrate.

13.-(1) Any licence may be forfeited on the conviction
of the holder thereof for any offence, if the officer who issued
the licence thinks fit.



























(2) In the case of a Chinese undertaker, it shall further be
lawful for the Governor in Council to cancel his licence for
any misconduct in connexion with his business of undertaker,
whether such misconduct amounts to a criminal offence or

[s. 14, incorporated in s. 13; s. 15, rep. No. 63 of 1911.]

SCHEDULE. [s. 7.]

PARTICULARS RELATING To LICENCES.
[Originally No. 21 of 1887. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Regulations. Enumeration of licences. Issue of licences. Schedule. Penalty for not taking out licence. Offences against the Ordinance. Penalties. Recovery of penalties. Forfeiture of licence. Cancelling licence of Chinese undertaker.

[Originally No. 21 of 1887. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Regulations. Enumeration of licences. Issue of licences. Schedule. Penalty for not taking out licence. Offences against the Ordinance. Penalties. Recovery of penalties. Forfeiture of licence. Cancelling licence of Chinese undertaker.

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