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General restrictions on pawnbroker.
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19.—(1) A pawnbroker shall not—
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(a) knowingly take anything in pawn from a person under the age of sixteen years whether offered for pawning by that person on his own behalf or on behalf of another person;
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(b) take anything in pawn from a person who appears to be intoxicated;
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(c) take anything in pawn from a person whom he knows to be a habitual drunkard;
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(d) purchase or take in pawn or exchange a pawn-ticket issued by him or by another pawnbroker;
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(e) purchase, except at an auction held under this Act, any pledge in pawn with him;
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(f) make any contract or agreement with any person pawning or offering to pawn any article, or with the owner of any article, for the purchase, sale or disposition thereof within the redemption period;
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(g) employ any person under the age of sixteen years to take goods in pawn;
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(h) take in pawn any article where he is aware or has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the pawning would be a contravention of section 25;
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(i) take in pawn any firearm or ammunition; or
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(j) sell or otherwise dispose of any pledge except in accordance with this Act.
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(2) A pawnbroker who contravenes any provision of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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(3) Where a pawnbroker is charged with taking a thing in pawn from a person under the age of sixteen years whether offered for pawning by that person on his own behalf or on behalf of another person, it shall be a good defence for him to show that he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the person was under the age of sixteen years.
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