- (b) a grantee or a licensee who is an individual,
it shall be a defence for the person to prove that—
- (i) he did not know and had no reason to suspect the existence of the circumstances giving rise to the contravention; and
- (ii) he could not, by the exercise of reasonable supervision and reasonable diligence, have prevented those circumstances arising.
(3) Where an offence under subsection (1) is alleged to have been committed, evidence that a defendant did any act in connection with the operation, keeping, management or other control of a karaoke establishment shall, unless the contrary is proved, be proof that the defendant operated, kept, managed or otherwise had control of the karaoke establishment.
(4) Any person who—
- (a) in or in connection with any application under this Ordinance makes any statement or furnishes information, whether such statement be oral or written, which is false in any material particular and which he knows or reasonably ought to know is false in such particular;
- (b) obstructs the licensing authority, any police officer or any public officer in the exercise of any of his powers under this Ordinance;
- (c) refuses to produce any book, document, or any other article upon being so required under section 14 or furnishes information which is false in a material particular and which he knows or reasonably ought to know is false in such particular;
- (d) fails to comply with the requirements of a direction given under section 15 within the period indicated in the notice served thereunder;
- (e) contravenes section 16(4),
commits an offence.
(5) Any person who commits an offence under this section is liable—
- (a) on first conviction, to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months; and
- (b) on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 1 year,
and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further daily fine of $2,000 for each day during which the offence continues.
18. Proof of permit or licence
For the purpose of any proceedings under this Ordinance a document purporting to be a copy of a permit or a licence and of any conditions to which the permit or the licence is subject, and to be certified by a public officer appointed in writing by the licensing authority for that purpose to be a true
