takes an article in pawn from any person who appears to be intoxicated, or from a person apparently below the age of 16 years;

purchases or takes in pawn or exchanges a pawn ticket issued by another pawnbroker;

employs any servant or other person below the age of 16 years to take pledges in pawn;

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 of redemption;

sells, pawns or otherwise disposes of any pledge pawned with him, except at such time and in such manner as are authorised by this Act;

makes an advance upon any article pledged with him otherwise than in money which is legal tender in Singapore; or

takes any goods or chattels in pawn from any person before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.,