$5,000 fine for peddlers
January 24, 2009
UNDER the Environmental Public Health Act, individuals caught peddling tissue paper can be fined up to $5,000.
Repeat offenders can be fined up to $10,000, jailed up to three months, or both.
Under the Destitute Persons Act, offenders can be charged for begging.
If convicted, they will face a fine of up to $3,000 or a jail term of up to two years.
Under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act, if an individual is found to be creating a public nuisance by using threatening, abusive or insulting words, or behaviour towards another person, he can be fined up to $5,000.
i was curious. did they have formal approval or pay any relevant stall rental? something they never revealed.....maybe it is their "trade secret".:p
January 24, 2009
UNDER the Environmental Public Health Act, individuals caught peddling tissue paper can be fined up to $5,000.
Repeat offenders can be fined up to $10,000, jailed up to three months, or both.
Under the Destitute Persons Act, offenders can be charged for begging.
If convicted, they will face a fine of up to $3,000 or a jail term of up to two years.
Under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act, if an individual is found to be creating a public nuisance by using threatening, abusive or insulting words, or behaviour towards another person, he can be fined up to $5,000.
i was curious. did they have formal approval or pay any relevant stall rental? something they never revealed.....maybe it is their "trade secret".:p