Hong Kong Ordinances

BUSINESS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 19

Certification and issue of documents

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Commissioner shall, upon request by any person and on payment of the
prescribed document fee, certify and issue to that person as soon as
practicable- (Amended 3 of 1999 s. 13)

   (a)  a copy of a valid business registration certificate or a valid 
        branch registration certificate;

   (b)  an extract of any information on the register. (Replaced 79 of 1992 s.
        8)

(1A) An extract of information for the purpose of subsection (1)(b) may be
supplied in any or any combination of the following-

   (a)  where the information is contained in a form submitted to the
        Commissioner under this Ordinance or the Business Regulation Ordinance
        1952 (14 of 1952), by supplying a copy of the form;

   (b)  where the information is contained in a microfilm image of a form
        referred to in paragraph (a), by supplying a copy of the microfilm
        image in printed form; or

   (c)  where the information is recorded on a computer, by supplying such
        information in printed form, as the Commissioner sees fit, and where
        an extract of information is supplied under paragraph (c) the
        Commissioner's certificate for the purpose of subsection (1) shall
        state that the information supplied corresponds to information
        submitted to him under this Ordinance and shall state the section of
        the Ordinance pursuant to which the information was so submitted.
        (Added 79 of 1992 s. 8)

(2) A copy of any certificate or extract of any information certified by the
Commissioner to be a true copy or extract thereof shall be, in all legal
proceedings civil or criminal, prima facie evidence as to the facts stated
therein. Any such copy or extract purporting to be certified by the
Commissioner shall be deemed, until the contrary is proved, to be certified by
him. (Amended 79 of 1992 s. 8)

(3) In this section, "computer" (電腦) means any device for storing,
processing or retrieving information. (Added 79 of 1992 s. 8)

"computer" (電腦)