SHOPS (HOURS OF CLOSING) ORDINANCE

SHOPS (HOURS OF CLOSING) ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 62.

SHOPS (HOURS OF CLOSING).

To regulate the closing hours of retail shops.

[15th March, 1940]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Shops (Hours of Closing)
Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance-

'retail trade or business' includes the business of a barber or
hairdresser, but does not include the sale of petrol or newspapers
or the sale or distribution of milk, or the sale of programmes or
refreshments at theatres and places of amusement;

'shop' includes any premises where any retail trade or business is
carried on, but does not include clubs, hotels, public houses,
restaurants, eating houses, tearooms or premises open for the sale
only of medicines, aerated waters, sweets, chocolates or other
sugar confectionery or ice cream, tobacco or smokers requisites.

3. Every shop shall, save as otherwise provided in this
Ordinance, be closed for the serving of customers not later than eight
o'clock in the evening on any day of the week.

4. It shall not be lawful to carry on in any, place not being a shop
retail trade or business at any time when it would be unlawful to keep a
shop open for the purposes of such retail trade or business, and, if any
person carries on any trade or business in contravention of this
section, this Ordinance shall apply as if he were the occupier of a shop
and the shop were being kept open in contravention of this Ordinance.

5. The Governor may by order, signified by notification in the
Gazette under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, suspend the
operation of the provisions of this Ordinance in connexion with the
Chinese New Year or any other special occasion.





16. (1) In the case of any contravention of, or failure
to comply with, the provisions of this Ordinance, the
occupier of the shop shall be guilty of an offence and
liable on summary conviction to a fine in the case of a
first offence of two hundred and fifty dollars and in the
case of a second or subsequent offence of five hundred
dollars.

(2) Where the offence, for which the occupier of a
shop is liable under this Ordinance, has, in fact, been
committed by some manager, agent, servant or other
person, the manager, agent, servant or other person shall
be liable to the like penalty as if he were the occupier.
5 of 1940. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 19, and 18 and 19 Geo. 5, c. 33, ss. 2 and 3.] Closing hours. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 4 (1).] Provisions as to trading elsewhere than in shops. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 9.] Power to suspend operation [cf. 18 and 19 Geo. 5, c. 33, s. 7.] Offences. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 1 (4).] 22 of 1950, Schedule. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 14 (2).

5 of 1940. 22 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 19, and 18 and 19 Geo. 5, c. 33, ss. 2 and 3.] Closing hours. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 4 (1).] Provisions as to trading elsewhere than in shops. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 9.] Power to suspend operation [cf. 18 and 19 Geo. 5, c. 33, s. 7.] Offences. [cf. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 1 (4).] 22 of 1950, Schedule. 2 Geo. 5, c. 3, s. 14 (2).

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