Hong Kong Ordinances

ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL EFFECTS ORDINANCE - SECT 18

Restriction on supply, etc. of pyrotechnic special effects materials

Supply

(1) Subject to section 14 and subsections (2) and (3), no person shall-

   (a)  supply; or

   (b)  offer; or

   (c)  expose for supply, any pyrotechnic special effects materials except
        under and in accordance with a
        pyrotechnic special effects materials supplier licence unless
        otherwise approved by the Authority.

(2) Unless otherwise approved by the Authority, a licensed supplier shall not
supply or offer or expose for supply any pyrotechnic special 
effects materials to any person except-

   (a)  another licensed supplier; or

   (b)  a licensed special effects operator.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a licensed supplier shall not
supply or offer or expose for supply any pyrotechnic special 
effects materials to the persons referred to in subsection (2)(a) and (b)
unless the terms and conditions of their supplier licences or special 
effects operator licences, as the case may be, permit them to supply or use
those pyrotechnic special effects materials.

(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable-

   (a)  on a first conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6
        months; and

   (b)  on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine of $200000 and to
        imprisonment for 12 months.

(5) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is
liable-

   (a)  on a first conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1
        month; and

   (b)  on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 6 and to
        imprisonment for 3 months.

(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (3) commits an offence and is
liable-

   (a)  on a first conviction to a fine at level 4; and

   (b)  on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 5 and to
        imprisonment for 1 month.