Hong Kong Ordinances

OCCUPATIONAL RETIREMENT SCHEMES ORDINANCE - SECT 70

Professional qualifications

(1) Where a certificate, statement or report either accompanies an application
for registration or is sent or supplied to the Registrar pursuant to a
requirement under this Ordinance, the Registrar may by notice in writing
require-

   (a)  in the case of an application, the applicant; or

   (b)  in any other case, the designated person of the relevant scheme, to
        supply to the Registrar, within such period as is specified in the
        notice (being a period of not less than 1 month beginning on the date
        of the notice), particulars of the professional or other
        qualifications and experience of the person by whom the certificate,
        statement or report was given, issued or made.

(2) Where the Registrar makes a requirement under subsection (1) and-

   (a)  the requirement is not complied with; or

   (b)  having had regard to the purposes of this Ordinance and the result of
        relevant inquiries (if any) made by him under subsection (3), the
        Registrar reasonably considers the person by whom such certificate,
        statement or report was given, issued or made not to be suitably
        qualified to give, issue or make it, he shall refuse to accept the
        relevant certificate, statement or report.

(3) Where the Registrar issues a notice under subsection (1), he may make such
inquiries as he considers appropriate regarding the qualifications or
experience of the person by whom the relevant certificate, statement or report
was given, issued or made. (Enacted 1992)