RESERVED COMMODITIES ORDINANCE - minor amendment

RESERVED COMMODITIES ORDINANCE - minor amendment

CHAPTER 296

RESERVED COMMODITIES

1. The Reserved Commodities (Control of Imports, Exports and
Reserve Stocks) Regulations are amended-

(1)by repealing 'Director of Trade' and substituting 'Director-
General of Trade' wherever it occurs;

(2)by repealing 'Deputy Director of Trade' and substituting
'Deputy Director-General of Trade' wherever it occurs;

(3) by repealing 'Assistant Director of Trade' and substituting
'Assistant Director-General of Trade' wherever it occurs;

(4)in regulation 2, in the definition of 'manifest' by repealing
'Urector of Trade, Industry and Customs' and substituting
'Commissioner';

(5) by adding after regulation 11-

11A. (1) If the Director is satisfied that a person is
engaged in the business of dealing in transhipment cargo
he may exempt in writing, with respect to the transhipment
of any reserved commodity specified in that exemption,
that person from the licensing requirements under these
regulations.
(2) The Director may impose such conditions as he
thinks fit upon any exemption made under paragraph (1)
and any person exempted under paragraph (1) shall com-
ply with any condition imposed under this paragraph.
(3) If a person contravenes or fails to comply with
any condition imposed under paragraph (2)-
(a)he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to impri-
sonment for 1 year; and
(b)the Director may by notice in writing revoke or
suspend any exemption granted to that person or
amend any condition.

(6)in regulations 7A, 9 and 21 by repealing 'Director' wherever
occurring and substituting 'Commissioner'.

2. The Reserved Commodities (Control of Sales by Wholesale)
Regulations came into operation on 1 November 1979.

3. The Reserved Commodities (Control of Sales by Wholesale)
Regulations are amended in regulations 12 and 16(4), by repealing
'Director' wherever occurring and substituting 'Commissioner'.
L.N. 294 of 1982 L.N. 292 of 1989 L.N. 292 of 1989 L.N. 292 of 1989 Power to exempt form licensing requirements L.N. 257 of 1984 L.N. 254 of 1979 L.N. 294 of 1982

L.N. 294 of 1982 L.N. 292 of 1989 L.N. 292 of 1989 L.N. 292 of 1989 Power to exempt form licensing requirements L.N. 257 of 1984 L.N. 254 of 1979 L.N. 294 of 1982

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