Section 28Part 7 — General Restrictions on Pawnbroker
Prohibition of purchasing pledges, taking pledges from children, etc.
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A pawnbroker who —
takes an article in pawn from any person appearing to be under the age of twelve years or to be intoxicated;
purchases or takes in pawn or exchange a pawn-ticket issued by another pawnbroker;
employs any servant, apprentice or other person under the age of sixteen years to take pledges in pawn;
carries on the business of a pawnbroker on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day or any public general holiday;
under any pretence purchases, except at public auction, any pledge while in pawn with him;
suffers any pledge while in pawn with him to be redeemed with a view to his purchasing it;
makes any contract or agreement with any person pawning or offering to pawn any article, or with the owner thereof for the purchase, sale or disposition thereof within the time for redemption;
sells or otherwise disposes of any pledge pawned with him, except at such time and in such manner as authorised by this Law,
is guilty of an offence.