PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF BYLAWS

Bylaw Page

PART I
GENERAL
1. Citation .............................BB 3
2. Application ..........................BB 3
3. Interpretation .......................BB 3
4. Term, fee and condition of licence ...BB 3
5. Application for licence ..............BB 3
6. Fee for duplicate and amendment of licence BB 4
7. Refusal and revocation ...............BB 4
7A. Transfer of licence .................BB 4
8. Defacing a licence ......................................................................................... BB 4
9. Licensee not to carry on licensed activity on other premises ....... BB 5
10. Good order on premises .. ..........BB 5
11. Sale or consumption of liquor ......BB 5
12. Business hours .....................BB 5
13. Fire Services requirements .........BB 5
14. Corridors not to be used as cloak-rooms BB 5
is. Sanitary conveniences ..............BB 6
16. Furniture etc. to be kept clean and in proper repair BB 6
17. Restriction on alteration of premises BB 6
18. Entry and inspection ...............BB 6
19. Offences and penalties .............BB 6
20. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought BB6
PART II
BILUARD ESTABLIS~NT
21. Form ...............................BB 7
22. Outdoor sign .......................BB 7
22A. Exemption for billiard establishment with less than 4 tables BB 7
22B. Transitional provision ............................................ BB 7
...........................PART 111
...........................PUBLic BOWLINC-ALLEY
23. Form .............................BB 7
24. Outdoor sign .....................BB 8





Bylaw Page
PART IV
PUBLIC SKATING RINK.

25. Form ................................BB 8
26. Outdoor sign ........................BB 8

PART V

PUBLIC TABLE TENNE SALOON

27. Form ................................BB 8
28. Outdoor sign .......................... BB 8
Schedule 1. Fees ....................................... BB 9
Schedule 2. Forms ........................BB 9





PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

(Cap. 132, section 9211)

[10 December 19761

L.N. 302 of 1976-L.N. 134 of 1982, L.N. 214 of 1983, L.N. 67 of 1985, 10 of 1986, L.N. 303 of
1986, L.N. 37 of 1987, L.N. 303 of 1987, R. Ed. 1987, L. N. 67 of 1988, L.N. 306 of 1988, L.N.
103 of 1989

PART 1

GENERAL

1. Citation

These bylaws may be cited as the Places of Amusement (Regional Council)
Bylaws.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2) )

2. Application

These bylaws apply to the Regional Council area only.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2) )

3. Interpretation
In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires-
'Council' means the Regional Council; (]Oof]986s.32(2))
'licence' means a licence specified in Schedule 1.

4. Term, fee and condition of licence
(1) Each licence shall be valid for the period specified in respect of that
licence in column 2 of Schedule 1 or for such lesser period as may be specified in
the licence.
(2) The fee payable for each licence shall be the fee specified in respect of
that licence in column 3 of Schedule 1.
(3) Each licence shall be subject to such conditions as may be stated in
the licence or notified to the licensee in writing by the Council. (10 of 1986
s.32(2))

5. Application for licence
(1) Every application for a licence or transfer of a licence shall be made in
writing to the Council in such form and contain such particulars and be
accompanied by such plans as the Council may require.(L.N. 303 of 1986)





(2) The applicant for a licence shall produce to the Council such evidence
as the Council shall require that the premises in respect of which the licence is to
be issued comply with-
(a) the provisions in these bylaws; and
(b) any requirements issued by the Director of Fire Services.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

6. Fee for duplicate and amendment of licence

If the Council is satisfied that a licence granted or transferred to any
person-
(a) has been lost, destroyed or accidentally defaced; or
(b) requires amendment,
the Council may, upon payment of a fee of $105, issue to such person a
duplicate of the licence or make the amendment, as the case may be.
(10 of 1986 s. 32(2); L.N. 214 of 1983; L.N. 37 of 1987; L.N. 67
of 1988; L.N. 103 of 1988)

7. Refusal and revocation

The Council may refuse to grant or renew a licence, or may revoke a
licence granted to a person-
(a) if the person is under the age of 21 years;
(b)if the person has been convicted of an offence under section 92C
of the Ordinance in respect of the same or a similar licence or of
an offence under bylaw 19; or
(c)if, in the opinion of the Council, such refusal or revocation is in
the public interest.
(10 of 1986 s. 32(2))

7A. Transfer of licence

(1) The licensee shall not transfer his licence without the prior consent of
the Council.
(2) The Council may refuse to consent to the transfer of a licence if, in
regard to the proposed transferee, the matters mentioned in bylaw 7(a), (b) or
(c) apply.
(L.N. 303 of 1986)

8. Defacing a licence

No person shall-
(a) alter, deface or make any erasure on a licencie~, or





(b)use, or have in his possession with a view to use, a licence on
which an erasure has been made or which has been wilfully
altered or defaced in any way.

9. Licensee not to carry on licensed
activity on other premises

The licensee shall not carry on any activity authorized by his licence at any
premises other than those specified in his licence without the appropriate licence
for such other premises and the written approval of the Council.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

10. Good order on premises

The licensee shall maintain good order on the licensed premises and shall
not suffer or permit thereon-
(a) any drunken or disorderly conduct;
(b) any unlawful game; or
(c)any persons of notoriously bad character to assemble and meet
together.

11. Sale or consumption of liquor

The licensee shall not allow any intoxicating liquor to be sold or consumed
on the licensed premises except under and in accordance with a liquor licence
issued under the Dutiable Commodities (Liquor) Regulations (Cap. 109 sub.
leg.).

12. Business hours

Unless expressly permitted by the Council in writing, the licensee shall not
allow the licensed premises to be used between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. for any
activity specified in the licence.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

13. Fire Services requirements

The licensee shall comply with and observe at all times all requirements
issued by the Director of Fire Services in respect of the licensed premises.

14. Corridors not to be used as cloak-rooms

The licensee shall not permit any corridor in the licensed premises to be
used as a cloak-room nor allow any pegs or hooks for hanging hats, cloaks or
other wearing apparel therein.





15. Sanitary conveniences

The licensee shall, to the satisfaction of the Council, provide adequate
urinal and watercloset accommodation in the licensed premises and shall
maintain such accommodation in a clean and wholesome condition.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

16. Furniture etc. to he kept clean and in proper repair

The licensee shall keep all parts of the licensed premises and all furniture
and equipment thereon in a clean condition and in proper repair.

17. Restriction on alteration of premises

Except with the permission in writing of the Council, the licensee shall not
permit any alteration or addition to be made to the structure of the licensed
premises, to the ventilating system or other installation, or to the number of
billiard tables, or other facilities, on the licensed premises.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

18. Entry and inspection

(1) The Council and any public officer authorized by the Council may
enter at any time any place in respect of which an application for a licence has
been received by the Council, or a licence has been issued, in order to inspect
the same for the purposes of the Ordinance. (]Oof]986s.32(2))
(2) No person shall prevent, obstruct or hinder the exercise by any public
officer, duly authorized in accordance with paragraph (1), of the right of entry
and inspection conferred upon such public officer by that paragraph.

19. 01Tences and penalties

Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of bylaw 7A(I), 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18(2), 22, 24, 26 or 28 commits an offence and is
liable to a fine of $2,500 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(10 of 1986 s. 32(2); L.N. 303 of 1986; L.N. 303 of 1987)

20. Name in which proceedings for
offences may he brought

Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment relating to the
prosecution of offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney
General in relation to the prosecution of offences, a prosecution for any offence
under these bylaws may be brought in the name of the Council.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)





PART 11

BILLIARD EsTABLisHmENT(L.N. 306 of 1988)

21. Form

The form of a billiard establishment licence shall be as in Form 1 in
Schedule 2.
(L.N. 306 of 1988)

22. Outdoor sign

The licensee of a billiard establishment shall exhibit and keep exhibited the
words 'Licensed for billiards' in English and in Chinese the characters ' E *4
-43*01#M ' in some conspicuous place near the door and on the outside of the
licensed premises to the satisfaction of the Council.
(10 of 1986 s. 32(2); L.N. 306 of 1988)

22A.Exemption for billiard establishment
with less than 4 tables

A billiard establishment having less than 4 tables for the playing of
billiards, snooker, pool or similar games is exempt from the operation of
section 92A of the Ordinance.
(L.N. 306 of 1988)

22B. Transitional provision

A public billiard saloon licence subsisting or in force at the commencement
of the Places of Amusement (Regional Council) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bylaws
1988 (L.N. 306 of 1988) shall, as from such commencement, be deemed to be a
billiard establishment licence.
(L.N. 306 of 1988 incorporated)

PART 111

PUBLIc BOWLING-ALLEY

23. Form

The form of a public bowling-alley licence shall be as in Form 2 in
Schedule 2.





24. Outdoor sign

The licensee of a public bowling-alley shall exhibit and keep exhibited the
words 'Licensed bowling-alley- in English and in Chinese the characters
in some conspicuous place near the door and on the outside of
the licensed premises to the satisfaction of the Council.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

PART IV

PUBLIC SKATING RINK

25. Form

The form of a public skating rink licence shall be as in Form 3 in
Schedule 2.

26. Outdoor sign

The licensee of a public skating rink shall exhibit and keep exhibited the
words -Licensed for skatinj in English and in Chinese the characters
in some conspicuous place near the door and on the outside of the
licensed premises to the satisfaction of the Council.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)

PART V

PUBLIC TABLE TENNis SALOON

27. Form

The form of a public table tennis saloon licence shall be as in Form 4 in
Schedule 2.

28. Outdoor sign

The licensee of a public table tennis saloon shall exhibit and keep exhibited
the words 'Licensed public table tennis saloon- in English and in Chinese the
characters in some conspicuous place near the door and
on the outside of the licensed premises to the satisfaction of the Council.
(10 of 1986 s. 32 (2)





SCHEDULE1 [bylaw 4]

Fee
Period of (for one year or
Licence validity part of a year)
Billiard establishment one year$290 per table
Public bowling alley one year $185 per lane
Public skating rink one year $6,895
Public table tennis saloon one year$925
(L.N. 306 of 1988; L-N. 103 of 1989)

SCHEDULE 2

FORM 1 [by law 21]

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 132)

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

Licence No . ..............................

BILLIARD ESTABLISHMENT LICENCE

........... ...1. Of
............. ............is hereby licensed to keep
........................... public billiard table(s)
at .................................................................................................................................
......................
(description of licensed premises)
subject to the provisions of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance and to such
requirements and conditions as are notified to the licensee in writing.
This licence shall expire on the ......day of 19
Dated this .day of 19
Fee: $
...................Regional Council.
...................(L.N. 67 of 1985; 10 of 1986 s- 32(2); L.N. 306 of 1988)

FORM 2 [bylaw 231

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 132)

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

Licence No . .................................





PUBLIC BOWLING-ALLEY LICENCE

................. Of
.................................. is hereby licensed to keep
..................................
(description of licensed prermses)
as a public bowling-alley subject to the provisions of the Public Health and Municipal Services
Ordinance and to such requirements and conditions as are notified to the licensee in writing.
This licence shall expire on the ......day of 19
Dated this .day of ......19
Fee: $

Regional Council.
(L.N. 214 of 1983)

FORm 3 [bylaw 25]

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 132)

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

Licence No . .................................

PUBLIC SKATING RINK LICENCE

.... of ..............................................................
......................................................................... ......................................... is hereby
licensed to keep
...................................................................................................................................
................
(description of licensed premises)
as a public skating rink subject to the provisions of the Public Health and Municipal Services
Ordinance and to such requirements and conditions as are notified to the licensee in writing.
This licence shall expire on the ......day of 19
Dated this .day of ..19
Fee: $

Regional Council.
(L.N. 214 of 1983)

FoRm 4 [bylaw 27]

PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE
(Chapter 132)

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT (REGIONAL COUNCIL) BYLAWS

Licence No . .................................





PUBLIC TABLE TENNIS SALooN LICENCE

...... Of ...................................................
........................................................................................................................ is
hereby licensed to keep
.......................... .-
(description of licensed premises)
as a public table tennis saloon subject to the provisions of the Public Health and Municipal Services
Ordinance and to such requirements and conditions as are notified to the licensee in writing.
This licence shall expire on the day of 19
Dated this .day of ......19
Fee: $

Regional Council.
(L.N. 214 of 1983)

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