Hong Kong Ordinances

BUSINESS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 11

Penalty for non-payment of fees

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Where any prescribed business registration fee or prescribed 
branch registration fee, as the case may be, and levy have not been fully paid
within the time specified for payment under section 7 the Commissioner may by
notice in writing to any person liable therefor order that the sum specified
in item 1 of Schedule 2 be added to the fee and levy and recovered therewith.
(Amended 33 of 1994 s. 5; 3 of 1999 s. 8)

(1A) The penalty to be added under subsection (1) shall be the penalty in
force on the date of commencement of the relevant business registration 
certificate. (Added 3 of 1999 s. 8)

(2) (Repealed L.N. 64 of 1974; 30 of 1974 s. 2)

(3) The Commissioner may in his absolute discretion-

   (a)  extend the time specified for the payment of any fee or levy; and

   (b)  remit any sum that he has ordered to be added to any fee or levy under
        subsection (1). (Amended 30 of 1974 s. 2) (Amended 56 of 1984 s. 10)