Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY ORDINANCE - SECT 33

Recovery of expenses of enforcement

Where a court or magistrate-

   (a)  convicts a person of an offence under this Ordinance; or

   (b)  makes an order under section 31 for the destruction of any
        consumer goods or the return of the consumer goods for alteration, the
        court or magistrate may, in addition to any other order it or he may
        make as to costs or expenses, order the person convicted or any person
        having an interest in the destroyed or altered consumer goods to
        reimburse the Government Chemist for any costs associated with testing
        the consumer  goods and the Commissioner for any expenditure which has
        been or may be incurred by him-

        (i)    in connection with any seizure or detention of the consumer 
               goods;

        (ii)   in purchasing consumer goods for testing by the Government
               Chemist; or

        (iii)  in connection with any compliance by the Commissioner with
               directions given by the court or magistrate for the purposes of
               any order for the destruction or alteration of the
               consumer goods. (Enacted 1994)