Hong Kong Ordinances

ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL EFFECTS ORDINANCE - SECT 32

Disposal of pyrotechnic special effects materials

(1) Where any pyrotechnic special effects materials have been seized, whether
pursuant to section 29 or otherwise, any officer of the Authority not below
the rank of Explosives Officer II or any police officer not below the rank of
inspector or any officer of the Explosives Ordnance Disposal Bureau of the
police force may dispose of such materials or may cause such materials to be
disposed of if such officer is of the opinion that the materials are very
likely to give rise to an imminent explosion of a nature likely to endanger
life or cause serious injury to property.

(2) Where any pyrotechnic special effects materials seized pursuant to
section 29 have been disposed of pursuant to subsection (1), the owner or any
person in charge of the materials is not entitled to claim the return of the
materials, or the cost of replacement or damages or any consequential loss.