Hong Kong Ordinances

ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL EFFECTS ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

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In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Appeal Board"
(上訴委員會) means an appeal board appointed under section 37;
"Authority" (監督) means the Entertainment Special Effects Licensing
Authority established by section 3; "Chairman" (主席) means the Chairman of
appeal boards appointed under section 35 and includes any person appointed as
acting Chairman under section 36; "convey" (運送) includes stow; "conveyance
permit" (運送許可證) means a permit issued under section 22; "court"
(法院) includes a magistrate; "discharge" or "discharging" (燃放) means
the ignition, initiation or firing of a material by flame, heat, light,
friction, impact, electric current or any other means with a view to producing
a visual or audible effect or a combination of both by a chemical reaction;
"discharge permit" (燃放許可證) means a permit issued under section 11;
"entertainment programme" (娛樂節目) includes-

   (a)  any film, commercial and television broadcast programme; and

   (b)  any literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works performed before a
        live audience or otherwise, and similar production, but does not
        include fireworks displays; "entertainment special effects"
        (娛樂特別效果) means any visual or audible effect or a
        combination of both created by means of any special effects  materials
        for the production of an entertainment programme; "functions" (職能)
        includes duties and powers; "licensed special effects operator"
        (持牌特別效果技術員) means a person who is the holder of a
        special effects operator licence; "licensed supplier"
        (持牌供應商) means a person who is the holder of a
        pyrotechnic special effects materials supplier licence; "material"
        (物料) includes-

   (a)  a substance whether in the form of a liquid, vapour or solid;

   (b)  a mixture of substances; and

   (c)  an article or device containing one or more such substances; "net
        explosive quantity" (爆炸品淨量), in relation to
        pyrotechnic special  effects materials-

   (a)  means the net weight of the chemical material in a pyrotechnic 
        special effects material designed to produce heat, gas, sound, light,
        or a combination of these effects resulting from a self-sustaining and
        self-contained exothermic chemical reaction by combustion,
        deflagration or detonation;

   (b)  does not include the packaging, wiring or casing in which such
        chemical material is contained; "non-pyrotechnic special effects
        material" (非煙火特別效果物料) means any material specified
        as non-pyrotechnic special effect material in any prescribed
        Special Effects Materials List used or intended to be used to produce
        entertainment special effects; "panel" (委員團) means the
        Appeal Board panel constituted under section 34; "prescribed" (訂明)
        means prescribed by regulations made under section 26; "pyrotechnic
        special effects material" (煙火特別效果物料) means any
        material specified as pyrotechnic special effects material in any
        prescribed Special Effects Materials List used or intended to be used
        to produce entertainment special effects; "pyrotechnic special effects
        materials supplier licence" (煙火特別效果物料供應商牌照)
        means a licence issued under section 19; "register" (登記冊) means
        the register of pyrotechnic special effects  materials kept in
        accordance with section 17; "registered pyrotechnic special effects
        material" (已登記煙火特別效果物料) means any
        pyrotechnic special effects material registered under section 16 or
        17; "Secretary" (局長) means the Secretary for Information
        Technology and Broadcasting; "special effects material"
        (特別效果物料) means any of the material specified in any
        prescribed Special Effects Materials List used or intended to be used
        to produce entertainment special effects; "Special Effects Materials
        List" (特別效果物料列表) means a prescribed Special 
        Effects Materials List; "special effects operator"
        (特別效果技術員) means a person who uses special 
        effects materials for producing entertainment special effects;
        "special effects operator licence" (特別效果技術員牌照) means
        a licence issued under section 6; "store licence" (貯存所牌照)
        means a licence issued under section 24; "this Ordinance" (本條例)
        includes regulations made under section 26; "use" (使用), in
        relation to special effects materials, includes assembling, handling,
        mixing, compounding, installing and discharging; "vessel" (船隻)
        means a vessel within the meaning of section 2 of the
        Shipping and Port Control Ordinance ( Cap 313). "Appeal Board"
        (上訴委員會) "Authority" (監督) "Chairman" (主席) "convey"
        (運送) "conveyance permit" (運送許可證) "court" (法院)
        "discharge" or "discharging" (燃放) "discharge permit"
        (燃放許可證) "entertainment programme" (娛樂節目)
        "entertainment special effects" (娛樂特別效果) "functions"
        (職能) "licensed special effects operator"
        (持牌特別效果技術員) "licensed supplier" (持牌供應商)
        "material" (物料) "net explosive quantity" (爆炸品淨量)
        "non-pyrotechnic special effects material"
        (非煙火特別效果物料) "panel" (委員團) "prescribed"
        (訂明) "pyrotechnic special effects material"
        (煙火特別效果物料) "pyrotechnic special effects materials
        supplier licence" (煙火特別效果物料供應商牌照) "register"
        (登記冊) "registered pyrotechnic special effects material"
        (已登記煙火特別效果物料) "Secretary" (局長) "special
        effects material" (特別效果物料) "Special Effects Materials
        List" (特別效果物料列表) "special effects operator"
        (特別效果技術員) "special effects operator licence"
        (特別效果技術員牌照) "store licence" (貯存所牌照) "this
        Ordinance" (本條例) "use" (使用) "vessel" (船隻)