R v Block [1910] ZAHCORC 14 (2 May 1910)

Criminal law.-.Appeal.-Secs. 4: and 8 of Ordinance 5 of 1906.Half-holiday law.-Closing.

Where the side door of B's shop was open after closing hours and a loaf of bread sold to A, Held, on appeal, that a conviction of B under the half-holiday law must be upheld. Semble, the term " closing" connotes the complete cessation of business.