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Section 83, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

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(I) Any person exercising, carrying on, or practising any Penalties.trade, business or profession mentioned in Part I of the Third Schedule, or being the owner or person making use in any public place in the Rural Area of any vehicle mentioned in Part II of the Third Schedule or doing any of the acts or things mentioned in Part III of the Third Schedule, who shall upon demand being made by any member of the Police Force or any inspector of licences appointed by the Rural Area Council, a rural district council or a village committee refuse or fail without reasonable cause to produce and show his licence for exercising, carrying on or practising any such trade, business or profession, or for such vehicle, or for doing any such acts or things, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds. (2) Every person committing any breach of the provisions contained in this part shall for every such offence be liable, on summary conviction thereof, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, and in default of payment to imprisonment, without hard labour, for any period not exceeding six months. (3) Any person who shall let out, hire or lend his licence, or who not having taken out a licence under this part shall produce, exhibit or use any paper with intent to cause it to be believed that he has duly taken out a licence as aforesaid, shall for every such offence be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine ?-ot exceeding twenty pounds, and in default of payment to Imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding three months: . Vesting of funds of Rural Areas Council.* Revenue of Provided that it shall be lawful for a rural district council to grant to any person such number of hawkers' or pedlars' licences and certificates as it may think fit, and such person may, while such licences are in force, transfer the same from and to any other person in his employ. Any person to whom such licence is transferred shall be deemed to be a licensee during such time as he holds such licence, and shall be subject to all the provisions of section 81 (3). PART XIV.-REVENUE oF LocAL AuTHORITIES.

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