Hong Kong Ordinances

CHEMICAL WEAPONS (CONVENTION) ORDINANCE - SECT 17

Inspection and storage of controlled articles

(1) For the purpose of determining whether or not an article is a
controlled article, the prescribed person in respect of the article shall, if
required to do so by the Commissioner, a member of the Customs and 
Excise Service of or above the rank of Inspector or an authorized officer,
produce it for inspection by the Commissioner, member or officer.

(2) The Commissioner, a member of the Customs and Excise Service of or above
the rank of Inspector or an authorized officer shall determine whether or not
any article produced to him for inspection under subsection

(1) is a controlled article.

(3) The prescribed person in respect of a controlled article shall, if
required to do so by the Commissioner, a member of the Customs and 
Excise Service of or above the rank of Inspector or an authorized officer,
cause such article to be stored in a place specified by the Commissioner,
member or officer under such conditions as he may impose.

(4) An article stored in a specified place in accordance with the directions
of the Commissioner, a member of the Customs and Excise Service of or above
the rank of Inspector or an authorized officer under subsection (3) shall not
be removed from that place unless the Commissioner, member or officer has
authorized in writing the removal of the article.

(5) Any person authorized in writing under subsection (4) to remove an article
from a specified place shall comply with such conditions as may be imposed by
the Commissioner, a member of the Customs and Excise Service of or above the
rank of Inspector or an authorized officer on the removal of the article.

(6) Where—

   (a)  the Commissioner has been notified under section 7(2) in relation to
        an article; and

   (b)  the identity of the person, if any, in possession or control of the
        article has not been able to be ascertained after reasonable inquiries
        for the purpose have been made by a member of the Customs and Excise 
        Service or an authorized officer, then the Commissioner may nominate
        in writing a public officer to be the person deemed to be in
        possession or control of the article for the purposes of this section.

(7) In this section—

"controlled article" (受管制物品) means any article—

   (a)  which is a chemical weapon, a Schedule 1 chemical, a Schedule 2 
        chemical or a Schedule 3 chemical; or

   (b)  in respect of which an offence has been committed under this
        Ordinance;

"prescribed person" (訂明人士), in relation to an article, means—

   (a)  the person in possession or control of the article; or

   (b)  the person deemed under subsection (6)(b) to be in possession or
        control of the article.

"controlled article" (受管制物品)

"prescribed person" (訂明人士)