Hong Kong Ordinances

ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL EFFECTS ORDINANCE - SECT 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 01/07/2002).
(Past version on 16/03/2001).

For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by
the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph
(12) of that Resolution. 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 Commerce and Economic
Development; (Amended L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007)

"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)