储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点管理办法(试行)
财政部 中国人民银行
储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点管理办法(试行)
财库[2006]20号
关于印发《储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点管理办法(试行)》的通知
各省、自治区、直辖市、计划单列市财政厅(局)，人民银行上海总部，各分行、营业管理部、省会(首府)城市中心支行、副省级城市中心支行，2004年凭证式国债承销团成员，中央国债登记结算有限责任公司：
为丰富国债品种、提高国债发行信息化管理水平，经研究，财政部、中国人民银行决定于近期开展储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点工作。
为规范储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点工作，维护投资人和试点商业银行的合法权益，根据国家有关法律法规，财政部会同中国人民银行制订了《储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点管理办法(试行)》(附后)。现印发给你们，请按照执行。
附件：储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点管理办法(试行)
中华人民共和国财政部
中国人民银行
二○○六年三月二十一日
第一章 总则
第一条 为规范储蓄国债(电子式)(以下简称储蓄国债)代销试点工作，维护投资人和试点商业银行的合法权益，根据国家有关法律法规，制定本办法。
第二条 本办法所称储蓄国债，是指财政部在中华人民共和国境内发行，通过试点商业银行面向个人投资者销售的、以电子方式记录债权的不可流通人民币债券。
第三条 本办法所称试点商业银行，是指经批准办理储蓄国债代销试点业务的商业银行。
第四条 本办法所称储蓄国债代销试点业务，是指试点商业银行通过各自营业网点柜台，代理财政部发行和兑付储蓄国债及办理经批准的与储蓄国债相关的其他各类业务。
第五条 财政部会同中国人民银行负责制订储蓄国债的相关政策，确定试点商业银行资格，并对试点商业银行储蓄国债代销试点业务进行监督检查。
第六条 财政部委托中央国债登记结算有限责任公司(以下简称中央国债公司)开发和维护相应业务系统，用于管理储蓄国债发行额度分配和接收、核对并记录试点商业银行代销储蓄国债数据；制定数据传输规范，下发系统参数；协助财政部完成资金清算；提供代销业务管理信息和信息查询服务。
第七条 财政部会同中国人民银行授权中央国债公司根据本办法制定《储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点业务实施细则》。
第二章 储蓄国债管理的基本原则
第八条 储蓄国债发行对象为个人投资者。企事业单位、行政机关和社会团体等机构投资者不得购买。
第九条 储蓄国债以电子方式记录债权，通过投资者在试点商业银行开设的人民币结算账户进行资金清算。
第十条 储蓄国债从开始发行之日起计息，付息方式分为利随本清和定期付息。财政部于指定付息日或到期日通过试点商业银行向投资者支付利息和本金。
第十一条 储蓄国债不可流通转让，但可以办理提前兑取、质押贷款、非交易过户等。
第十二条 储蓄国债个人债权托管账户实行实名制，具体办法比照《个人存款账户实名制规定》(中华人民共和国国务院令第285号)执行。
第十三条 储蓄国债试点期间，先行推出固定利率固定期限和固定利率变动期限两个品种。
第三章 试点商业银行
第十四条 试点商业银行由财政部会同中国人民银行从凭证式国债承销团成员中确定。
第十五条 申请承办储蓄国债试点业务的商业银行应向财政部、中国人民银行报送下列材料：
(一)承办储蓄国债代销试点业务的申请书。
(二)储蓄国债代销业务管理系统(以下简称代销系统)开发方案。
(三)代销系统内部测试报告和中央国债公司出具的联网测试报告。
(四)储蓄国债代销业务内部管理办法和操作规程。
(五)储蓄国债代销业务相关业务单据。
(六)财政部和中国人民银行要求的其他资料。
第十六条 被批准的试点商业银行应与财政部签订《储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点协议》，协议原则上一年一签。
第十七条 财政部会同中国人民银行核准试点商业银行一级分行开办储蓄国债代销试点业务。试点商业银行确定开办代销试点的营业网点后，应将营业网点名单报当地财政部门、中国人民银行当地分支机构备案，并向社会公布。
第十八条 试点商业银行承办以下业务：
(一)为投资者开立个人国债账户，办理储蓄国债债权托管、结算及相关业务。
(二)通过投资者指定资金账户，为投资者办理与储蓄国债相关的资金清算业务。
(三)通过各自营业网点柜台，办理储蓄国债发行认购、还本付息、提前兑取、终止投资、质押贷款、非交易过户等业务；应投资者要求为其开立储蓄国债持有证明(财产证明)。
(四)进行储蓄国债政策宣传，为投资者提供储蓄国债发行条件、业务操作规程、个人债权持有情况等信息咨询、查询服务。
第十九条 试点商业银行享有以下权利：
(一)参加储蓄国债代销试点工作，与财政部商定《储蓄国债(电子式)代销试点协议》条款内容。
(二)对储蓄国债试点相关政策提出意见和建议。
(三)获取发行手续费和本办法规定的其他各类手续费收入。
(四)通过规定渠道及时获取储蓄国债相关信息。
(五)优先成为储蓄国债承销团成员。
第二十条 试点商业银行应履行以下义务：
(一)开发统一互联的代销系统，实现储蓄国债债权一级法人集中管理，所有经办网点销售额度自由调剂和同城通买通兑。
(二)连续参加储蓄国债试点工作，按照规定办理储蓄国债试点业务；在申请到的额度以内对外销售；按时足额向财政部缴纳发行款，向投资者支付兑付资金。
(三)准确记载投资者储蓄国债债权及变动情况，保守债权秘密、确保债权安全。
(四)按照规定的内容、时间和格式向中央国债公司传递储蓄国债代销业务数据，配合中央国债公司进行账务核对。
(五)制订储蓄国债内部管理规章制度，明确部门分工和岗位职责，规范业务操作，建立内部考核和风险防范措施。
(六)及时向财政部和中国人民银行报告影响储蓄国债代销业务的重大事项，接受监督检查。
第四章 储蓄国债代销试点业务
第二十一条 储蓄国债以100元为单位办理各项业务，并按单期国债设单个个人国债账户最低、最高购买限制额。
第二十二条 投资者购买储蓄国债需在试点商业银行开立个人国债账户，开户时应提供有效身份证件，投资者在同一试点商业银行只允许开设一个账户。
第二十三条 对于连续5年余额为零的个人国债账户，试点商业银行有权予以注销。
第二十四条 投资者购买储蓄国债需在个人国债账户开户行指定一个人民币结算账户(借记卡或活期存款账户)作为个人国债账户的资金清算账户，资金清算账户与个人国债账户的开户人应为同一人。投资者可变更资金清算账户。
第二十五条 储蓄国债可以在规定的时间内到原购买银行联网网点办理提前兑取，提前兑取需做一定利益扣除，并按兑取本金的一定比例收取手续费。
第二十六条 固定利率变动期限品种储蓄国债的投资者可以在规定时间内提出终止投资申请，也可以在同一期间内撤销该申请，终止投资的本息于指定日期清算，终止投资不收手续费。
第二十七条 因法院判决而扣划给其他个人的储蓄国债债权，试点商业银行应依据判决结果办理非交易过户；因法院判决扣划给非个人的债权，应按照有关规定变现后划转资金。
第二十八条 投资者在办理开户、认购、提前兑付、终止投资、质押贷款、非交易过户等储蓄国债代销试点业务时，应向试点商业银行提交书面指令。试点商业银行应在其代销系统中保留完整的指令记录，并按相关规定提供书面交割记录。
第二十九条 遇法定节假日，试点银行照常办理提前兑取、付息和兑付业务，如法定节假日同为发行期试点银行除办理上述业务外，还应办理开户和发行业务。
第三十条 储蓄国债付息日(非到期日)和到期日前规定的若干个工作日内，停止办理提前兑取、非交易过户等一切与债权转移相关的业务。
第三十一条 储蓄国债试点期间免收个人国债账户开户费及服务费用，但对投资者申请开通记账式国债柜台交易，可以参照商业银行记账式国债柜台债券托管账户开户费的有关规定收取一定交易开通费，不再另收账户开户费。
试点商业银行办理提前兑取、非交易过户、债券账户凭证的挂失补办和开立财产证明可以按照有关规定收取一定的手续费用。办理其他储蓄国债代销试点业务如需收费，须报财政部批准；试点商业银行不得因办理储蓄国债清算业务而对相应资金清算账户增加收费。
第五章 债权托管和资金清算
第三十二条 储蓄国债债权实行二级托管体制，中央国债公司为一级托管机构，试点商业银行为二级托管机构。
第三十三条 中央国债公司为试点商业银行开立储蓄国债代理总账户，记载各试点商业银行代销的储蓄国债总量债权。中央国债公司对一级托管债权的真实性、准确性、完整性和安全性负责。
第三十四条 试点商业银行为投资者开立个人国债账户，记载投资者拥有的储蓄国债明细债权。经过中央国债公司核查后，试点商业银行所记载的个人国债账户中储蓄国债余额为投资者所拥有的债券数额。试点商业银行对二级托管债权的真实性、准确性、完整性和安全性负责。
第三十五条 二级托管债权不能在试点商业银行间办理转托管。
第三十六条 试点商业银行应按规定将储蓄国债代销试点业务数据传送至中央国债公司。中央国债公司应根据试点商业银行提供的业务数据，对其有关账户和债权数据进行复核，全部核对和调整工作应于次日内完成。
第三十七条 试点商业银行建立债权查询系统，通过柜台和电话为投资者提供债权余额及发生额查询服务；中央国债公司建立电话语音债权复核查询系统，为投资者提供债权余额复核查询服务。投资者对债券余额有疑问的，可先向试点商业银行提出咨询，未能得到解决的，可向当地财政部门和中国人民银行当地分支机构反映。
第三十八条 储蓄国债资金实行二级清算体制，财政部与试点商业银行进行一级清算，投资者与试点商业银行进行二级清算。
第三十九条 财政部于付息日和到期日前不少于一个工作日将债券利息或本金划给试点商业银行；试点商业银行应于付息日和到期日营业开始前向投资者资金清算账户一次足额划付资金。
第四十条 投资者提前兑取和终止投资储蓄国债的本息由试点商业银行暂时垫付，财政部在指定日期与试点商业银行清算。
第四十一条 由于个人资金清算账户注销或者账户信息错误导致无法正常完成二级清算，试点商业银行应当将无法支付的兑付资金设专户保留，并通知投资者，待投资者补充正确信息后支付相应资金。
第六章 监督检查
第四十二条 财政部会同中国人民银行负责对试点商业银行及中央国债公司的储蓄国债相关业务进行监督检查，各级财政部门、人民银行当地分支机构对试点商业银行当地分支网点办理储蓄国债业务情况进行监督检查。
第四十三条 经财政部会同中国人民银行授权，中央国债公司可对试点商业银行的二级托管账务进行核查。
第四十四条 试点商业银行有以下行为之一，财政部将会同中国人民银行视情节轻重采取通报、警告、暂停或取消试点资格等措施进行处罚：
(一)在储蓄国债计算机管理系统外盗用国债名义发售储蓄国债，委托其他机构代理销售储蓄国债。
(二)不能及时、足额向财政部缴纳发行款，向投资者支付兑付资金。
(三)无故停办、缓办储蓄国债业务，利用储蓄国债名义揽储。
(四)伪造债权账务记录、出具虚假债权托管证明、泄露投资者账户秘密。
(五)其他违反本办法规定的行为。
特殊情况下，财政部可做出暂停试点商业银行资格的决定，正式处理意见待财政部会同中国人民银行后做出决定。
第四十五条 中央国债公司有下列行为之一，财政部将会同中国人民银行给予通报、警告，并通报主管部门对主要负责人和直接责任人给予纪律处分：
(一)发布虚假信息或泄漏非公开信息，给投资者造成严重损失。
(二)为试点商业银行违规操作提供便利。
(三)泄漏试点商业银行和投资者信息秘密。
(四)工作失误，给财政部、试点商业银行或投资者造成严重损失。
(五)其他违反本办法规定的行为。
第四十六条 试点商业银行和中央国债公司违反上述规定，情节特别严重已触犯刑律的，移交司法机关处理。
第七章 附则
第四十七条 储蓄国债质押贷款业务管理办法另行制订。
第四十八条 本办法由财政部、中国人民银行负责解释。
第四十九条 本办法自2006年3月21日起施行。
MONEY LENDERS ORDINANCE ——附加英文版
Hong Kong
MONEY LENDERS ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 163)
CONTENTS
ion
I PRELIMINARY
hort title and application
nterpretation
rdinance not to apply to authorized institutions
egistrar of Money Lenders and supervisory functions of Registrar
fficial secrecy
nspection of register
Documents admissible in evidence
II LICENSING OF MONEY LENDERS
estriction on carrying on of business of money lender
pplication for licence and public notification of application
nvestigation and lodgement of applications
Licensing court
Selection of assessors and payment of fees to assessors
Powers of licensing court
Immunity
Determination of application for licence
Effect and duration of licence
Renewal
Revocation and suspension
Transfer of licence and addition or substitution of new premises
Appeals
Duty to notify changes of particulars
III MONEY LENDERS' TRANSACTIONS
Form of agreement
Duty of money lender to give information to borrower
Duty of money lender to give information to surety
Early payment by borrower
Illegal agreements
Loan etc. not recoverable unless money lender licensed
IV EXCESSIVE INTEREST RATES
Prohibition of excessive interest rates
Reopening of certain transactions
V GENERAL
Restriction on money-lending advertisements
Charges for expenses etc. not recoverable
Power of Registrar and police to enter premises and inspect books,
Offences by money lenders
Offences of fraudulent inducement and obstruction
Offences relating to licensing court
Liability for offences by companies
Penalties and disqualification
Time limitation for instituting certain prosecutions
Burden of proof
General exemptions
Specific exemptions
Legislative Council may amend Schedule 1
Regulations
Saving
Existing loans
dule 1
dule 2
provide for the control and regulation of money lenders and
money-
ing transactions, the appointment of a Registrar of Money Lenders
and
licensing of persons carrying on business as money lenders; to
provide
ection and relief against excessive interest rates and
extortionate
ulations in respect of loans; to provide for offences and for
matters
ected with or incidental to the foregoing; and to repeal the
Money-
ers Ordinance 1911.
December 1980] L. N. 347 of 1980
PART I PRELIMINARY
hort title and application
This Ordinance may be cited as the Money Lenders Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall have effect notwithstanding any agreement
to the
rary.
nterpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--
pany" means a body corporate--
incorporated under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32);
incorporated by any other Ordinance; or
incorporated or established outside Hong Kong; (Added 69 of 1988
s. 2)
qualified person" means a person in respect of whom there is in
force
rder made by a court under section 32 (2);
ective rate", in relation to interest, means the true
annual
entage rate of interest calculated in accordance with Schedule
2;
nded 69 of 1988 s. 2)
m" means an unincorporate body of 2 or more individuals, or 1 or
more
viduals and 1 or more companies, or 2 or more companies, who
have
red into partnership with one another with a view to
carrying on
ness for profit; (Amended 69 of 1988 s. 2)
erest" does not include any sum lawfully agreed to be
paid in
rdance with this Ordinance on account of stamp duty or other
similar
, but save as aforesaid includes any amount (by whatever name
called)
xcess of the principal, which amount has been or is to be
paid or
ble in consideration of or otherwise in respect of a loan;
ence" means a money lender's licence granted under section
11 or
wed under section 13, and "licensed" and "licensee" have
corresponding
ings; (Amended 69 of 1988 s. 2)
ensing court" means--
a magistrate sitting alone; or
a magistrate sitting with 2 assessors,
he case may be, in accordance with section 10, 14 or 15; (Replaced
69
988 s. 2)
n" includes advance, discount, money paid for or on account of
or on
lf of or at the request of any person, or the forbearance to
require
ent of money owing on any account whatsoever, and every
agreement
tever its terms or form may be) which is in substance or effect
a loan
oney, and also an agreement to secure the repayment of any such
loan,
"lend" and "lender" shall be construed accordingly;
ey lender" means every person whose business (whether or
not he
ies on any other business) is that of making loans or who
advertises
nnounces himself or holds himself out in any way as carrying on
that
ness, but does not include--
a person specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1; or
as respects a loan specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1, any person
who
s such loan; (Amended 69 of 1988 s. 2)
scribed" means prescribed by regulations made under section 34;
ncipal", in relation to a loan, means the amount actually lent;
ister" means the register kept by the Registrar under section 4;
istrar" means the Registrar of Money Lenders appointed under
section
sidiary" means subsidiary within the meaning of section 2
of the
anies Ordinance (Cap. 32). (Added 69 of 1988 s. 2)
For the purposes of this Ordinance, where by an agreement for the
loan
oney the interest charged on the loan is not expressed in terms
of a
, any amount paid or payable to the lender under the agreement
(other
simple interest charged in accordance with the proviso to section
22)
l be appropriated to principal and interest in the proportion that
the
l amount of principal bears to the total amount of the interest,
and
rate per cent per annum represented by the interest
charged as
ulated in accordance with Schedule 2 shall be deemed to be the
rate of
rest charged on the loan. (Amended 69 of 1988 s. 2)
For the purpose of determining the amount of the principal of a
loan,
amount thereof which is not shown to have been lent except for
the
ose of treating it as an instalment paid by the borrower in
repayment
he loan and which is so treated by the lender shall be disregarded.
References in this Ordinance to an assessor are references to a
person
inted to a panel of assessors under section 7A of the
Magistrates
nance (Cap. 227). (Added 69 of 1988 s. 2)
rdinance not to apply to authorized institutions
Ordinance shall not apply to--
an authorized institution within the meaning of the Banking
Ordinance
. 155); or
as respects a loan made to such an authorized institution, any
person
makes such loan.
laced 69 of 1988 s. 3)
egistrar of Money Lenders and supervisory functions of Registrar
The Governor shall appoint a public officer to be the
Registrar of
y Lenders.
The Registrar shall establish and maintain a register in
which he
l cause to be kept particulars, other than specified particulars,
of--
applications for the grant or renewal of licences; (Amended 69
of 1988
)
licences which are in force or have been revoked or suspended;
such other matters, if any, as he thinks fit.
In this section "specified particulars" means particulars
furnished
r section 8 which are specified in regulations made under
section 34
articulars which shall not be entered in the register.
fficial secrecy
Except as may be necessary for the exercise or performance
of any
tion or duty under this Ordinance or for carrying into
effect the
isions of this Ordinance, the Registrar and every person
employed in
ying out or in assisting any person to carry out the
provisions of
Ordinance--
shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard
to all
ers relating to the affairs of any person that may come
to his
ledge in the exercise or performance of any function or duty
under
Ordinance;
shall not communicate any such matter to any person other
than the
on to whom such matter relates; and
shall not suffer or permit any person to have access to any records
in
possession, custody or control of any person to whom this
subsection
ies.
Subsection (1) does not apply--
to the disclosure of information in the form of a summary of
similar
rmation provided by a number of persons if the summary is so framed
as
revent particulars relating to the business of any particular
person
g ascertained from it;
to the disclosure of information with a view to the institution
of, or
rwise for the purposes of, any criminal proceedings; (Replaced
69 of
s. 5)
in connection with any civil proceedings arising out of, or
relating
section 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 33, 33B or 36; or (Added 69 of 1988
s. 5)
to the disclosure of information to the Financial
Secretary, the
etary for Monetary Affairs, or any public officer authorized
by the
ncial Secretary for the purposes of this paragraph where,
in the
ion of the Registrar, it is desirable or expedient that
information
ld be disclosed in the public interest. (Added 69 of 1988 s. 5)
Any person who--
contravenes subsection (1); or
aids, abets, counsels or procures any person to contravene
subsection
commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $ 100,000 and
to
isonment for 2 years.
nspection of register
Any person shall be entitled on payment of the prescribed fee--
to inspect the register during ordinary office hours and take
copies
ny entry; or
to obtain from the Registrar a copy, certified by or
under the
ority of the Registrar to be correct, of any entry in the register.
The Registrar shall give public notice, in such manner as he may
deem
of the place where and the times when the register may be
inspected.
Documents admissible in evidence
cument purporting to be a copy, certified by or under the
authority of
Registrar to be true and correct, of any entry in the register
shall
dmissible in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings
before any
t on its production without further proof and, until the
contrary is
ed, the court shall presume that--
the signature and certification to the document is that
of the
strar or a person authorized by him in that behalf, and
the document is a true and correct copy.
ed 69 of 1988 s. 6)
PART II LICENSING OF MONEY LENDERS
estriction on carrying on of business of money lender
No person shall carry on business as a money lender--
without a licence;
at any place other than the premises specified in such licence;
or
rwise than in accordance with the conditions of a licence.
A licence shall be in the prescribed form.
pplication for licence and public notification of application
An application for a licence shall be made to the Registrar in
the
cribed form and in the prescribed manner, and shall be accompanied
by
prescribed fee and a statement in writing containing the
prescribed
iculars in respect of the application.
An application made under this section in respect of a company
may be
by any person authorized in that behalf by such company. (Amended
69
988 s. 7)
An application made under this section in respect of partners
in a
may be made by any such partner.
The Registrar shall, in such manner as may be prescribed, give
public
ce of every application made under this section.
nvestigation and lodgement of applications
Where an application is made under section 8, the applicant
shall at
same time send a copy of the application to the
Commissioner of
ce, and the Commissioner of Police may cause an investigation
to be
ied out in respect of the application for the purpose of
determining
her, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, there are
grounds
objecting to the application under section 11.
For the purpose of carrying out an investigation under this
section,
Commissioner of Police may in writing require the applicant to
produce
inspection such books, records or documents or to
furnish such
rmation relating to the application or any business carried
on or
nded to be carried on by him as the Commissioner of
Police may
ify.
In respect of an application made under section 8, no step other
than
registration of such application shall be taken by the Registrar
prior
the date on which a period of 60 days after the date on which
the
ication is made expires; or
the date on which the Commissioner of Police notifies the
Registrar
any investigation carried out under this section in respect of
the
ication has been completed, whichever is the earlier (in this
section
rred to as "the material date").
Where the Registrar or the Commissioner of Police intends to
object
r section 11 to any application for a licence, he shall, not
later
7 days after the material date, serve notice on the applicant of
his
ntion to object and of the grounds of such objection; and where
such
ce is served by the Commissioner of Police, he shall send a
copy
eof to the Registrar.
Upon the expiration of a period of 7 days after the material date
in
ect of any application made under section 8, the Registrar shall
lodge
application with such magistrate as he deems fit, together with
a copy
ny notice served on the applicant under subsection (4).
(Replaced 69
988 s. 8)
The Registrar shall give notice to the Commissioner of Police of
any
ement made under subsection (5).
Licensing court
Where an application is lodged under section 9 (5), the
licensing
t shall hear and determine the application in accordance with
section
For the purposes of hearing and determining an application
lodged
r section 9 (5), the licensing court shall be constituted by-
-
where no notice has been served on the applicant under section
9 (4)
1 (2) (b) (i), subject to subsection (3), a magistrate sitting
alone;
where a notice has been served on the applicant under section 9
(4) or
2) (b) (i), a magistrate sitting with 2 assessors.
Without limiting the generality of the power of the licensing
court
r section 10B (f) to adjourn the hearing of an application
lodged
r section 9 (5), the licensing court shall, where--
it is constituted by a magistrate sitting alone; and
it grants leave under section 11 (2) (b) (ii) to a person to object
to
application, adjourn the hearing to another date to be
heard and
rmined by the licensing court constituted by a magistrate sitting
with
sessors.
Where the licensing court is constituted by a magistrate sitting
with
sessors, the decision of the licensing court shall be that
of the
rity of the members and shall be recorded in writing:
ided that the magistrate's rulings on matters of law shall bind
the
nsing court.
The Registrar shall be provided with a copy of each decision of
the
nsing court. (Replaced 69 of 1988 s. 9)
Selection of assessors and payment of fees to assessors
Where under this Ordinance the licensing court is required
to be
tituted by a magistrate sitting with 2 assessors, the Registrar
of the
eme Court shall select those assessors.
Where an assessor selected under subsection (1) attends the
licensing
t for which he has been so selected, he shall, irrespective of
whether
its as an assessor, be paid a fee of an amount equal to the fee
fixed
r section 7A (2) of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227) to be
paid to
ssessor for his services. (Added 69 of 1988 s. 9)
Powers of licensing court
ect to this Ordinance, the licensing court may determine
its own
edure and in particular may--
receive and consider any material, whether by way of oral
evidence,
ten statements, documents or otherwise, notwithstanding
that such
rial would not be admissible in evidence in civil or
criminal
eedings;
by notice in writing signed by the presiding magistrate, require
any
on to attend before it at any hearing and to give evidence and
produce
ments;
administer oaths and affirmations;
examine on oath, affirmation or otherwise any person attending
before
t any hearing and require such person to answer all questions put
by
ith its consent;
determine the manner in which the material referred to in
paragraph
shall be received; and
adjourn any hearing from time to time as it may deem fit, and may
do
things--
ancillary to the powers conferred by this section; or
reasonably necessary for the discharge of its functions under
this
nance. (Added 69 of 1988 s. 9)
Immunity
-
member of the licensing court; and
witness, party to any proceedings, representative or other
person
aring before the licensing court, shall have the same privileges
and
nities in any proceedings before the licensing court or
in the
cise of the licensing court's functions as he would have
before a
t in civil proceedings.
ed 69 of 1988 s. 9)
Determination of application for licence
The licensing court shall fix a date for the hearing of an
application
ed under section 9 (5) and shall give 14 clear days' notice of
such
to the applicant, the Registrar and the Commissioner of Police.
nded 69 of 1988 s. 10)
Subject to subsection (3), the licensing court shall grant a
licence
the hearing of an application lodged under section 9 (5)
except
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