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Licensing-Certiorari—Liquor licensing board—Refusal of application by mem- bers' club-Grounds of alleged discrimination—Candidates for membership required to be proposed and seconded-Allegation that such requirement discriminatory Whether such consideration extraneous to decision of board Application for writs of certiorari and mandamus Liquor Licensing Ordinance, s. 5, s. 6, s. 9, s. 10 and s. 40 (T.)—Liquor Licensing Act, 1953 (U.K.). Certiorari-Liquor licensing board-Refusal of application by members' club- Grounds of alleged discrimination—Candidates for membership required to be proposed and seconded—Allegation that such requirement discriminatory -Whether such consideration extraneous to decision of board-Whether order of board a “speaking order" so as to warrant issue of writ—Liquor Licensing Ordinance, s. 5, s. 6, s. 9, s. 10 and s. 40 (T.)—Liquor Licensing Act, 1953 (U.K.)
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Criminal law—Evidence—Facts specially within the knowledge of the accused- Whether the fact that a person is licensed as a medical practitioner is within the knowledge of a pharmacist—Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 9), s. 104 (1) (U.). Medicine Pharmacy Sale of poison to person not licensed to practise as medical practitioner-Sale to person formerly licensed—Statute constituting absolute prohibition against sale except to persons specified-Burden of proof whether purchaser licensed—Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1957, s. 2, s. 24, s. 29 (U.)—Medical Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 93) (U.)— Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 9), s. 104 (1) (U.)—Firearms Ordinance, 1953, s. 4 (1) (K.)—Indian Evidence Act, 1872, s. 105. Statute · Construction · Criminal offence · Absolute prohibition Provision excepting or exempting specified persons-Effect upon burden of proof- Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1957, s. 2, s. 24, s. 29 (U.)
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