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22. Prohibition of allowing any premises to be used as common drinking house.

(a) open or keep or use any place as a common drinking house; or
(b) have the care, management or control of, or in any manner assist in conducting the business of, any place opened, or kept or used as a common drinking house.
[22A. Prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners.
23. [Prohibition of soliciting use of intoxicant or hemp or doing any act calculated to incite or encourage member of public to commit offence] .
(a) [***] solicit the use of, [or] offer any intoxicant or hemp; or
[***] (c) do any act which is calculated to incite or encourage any member of the public or a class of individuals or the public generally to commit any offence under this Act or to commit a breach of any rule, regulation or order made thereunder or the conditions of any licence, permit, pass or authorization granted thereunder. 24. Prohibition of publication of advertisements relating to intoxicant, etc. - (1) No person shall print or publish in any newspaper, news-sheet, book, leaflet, booklet or any other single or periodical publication or otherwise display or distribute any advertisement or other matter,-
(c) do any act which is calculated to incite or encourage any member of the public or a class of individuals or the public generally to commit any offence under this Act or to commit a breach of any rule, regulation or order made thereunder or the conditions of any licence, permit, pass or authorization granted thereunder.