Hong Kong Ordinances

ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL EFFECTS ORDINANCE - SECT 24

Application for store licence

(1) A person shall not be eligible to be issued a store licence under this
section unless-

   (a)  he either-

        (i)    is a licensed special effects operator whose licence is of a
               type acceptable to the Authority; or

        (ii)   has appointed a licensed special effects operator whose licence
               is of a type acceptable to the Authority to be responsible for
               the storage of pyrotechnic special effects materials; and

   (b)  in the case of a person other than a person who is a body corporate,
        the person, or, in the case of a partnership any partner thereof, has
        satisfied the Authority that he is a fit and proper person to be
        associated with the business of storage of
        pyrotechnic special effects  materials; and

   (c)  in the case of a person who is a body corporate, any director or
        secretary thereof has satisfied the Authority that he is a fit and
        proper person to be associated with the business of storage of
        pyrotechnic  special effects materials; and

   (d)  he has complied with such other requirements as may be prescribed by
        the Authority.

(2) In considering whether a person is a fit and proper person for the
purposes of this section, the Authority shall have regard to the character and
conduct of the person.

(3) An application for a licence under this section shall be made to the
Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.

(4) Subject to subsection (1), the Authority may, upon payment of a prescribed
fee, issue a store licence subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks
fit.