Hong Kong Ordinances

PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS ORDINANCE - SECT 47

Exemption orders

(1) For the purposes of enabling any part of the Convention, or of a
Convention instrument, relating to an exemption in respect of the import,
introduction from the sea, export or re-export of any Appendix I  species to
have the force of law in Hong Kong, the Chief Executive in Council may, by
order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 5, 6, 7
or 8, either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any
circumstances, and either conditionally or unconditionally—

   (a)  any person or any group or description of persons; or

   (b)  any specimen of any Appendix I species, or of any group or description
        of such species.

(2) For the purposes of enabling any part of the Convention, or of a
Convention instrument, relating to an exemption in respect of the import,
introduction from the sea, export or re-export of any Appendix II  species or
Appendix III species to have the force of law in Hong Kong, the Secretary may,
by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 11,
12, 13 or 14, as the case may be, either generally or for any purposes or by
reference to any circumstances, and either conditionally or unconditionally—

   (a)  any person or any group or description of persons; or

   (b)  any specimen of any Appendix II species or Appendix III  species, or
        of any group or description of such species.

(3) The Chief Executive in Council may, in relation to the possession or
control of any Appendix I species, by order published in the Gazette, exempt
from the application of section 9, either generally or for any purposes or by
reference to any circumstances, or in any particular case, and either
conditionally or unconditionally—

   (a)  any person or any group or description of persons; or

   (b)  any specimen of any Appendix I species, or of any group or description
        of such species.

(4) Without contravening any requirement under the Convention, the Secretary
may, in relation to the import of any live specimen of Appendix  II species,
by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the application of section 11,
either generally or for any purposes or by reference to any circumstances, or
in any particular case, and either conditionally or unconditionally—

   (a)  any person or any group or description of persons; or

   (b)  any specimen of any Appendix II species, or of any group or
        description of such species.

(5) The Secretary may, in relation to the possession or control of any
Appendix II species, by order published in the Gazette, exempt from the
application of section 15, either generally or for any purposes or by
reference to any circumstances, or in any particular case, and either
conditionally or unconditionally—

   (a)  any person or any group or description of persons; or

   (b)  any specimen of any Appendix II species, or of any group or
        description of such species.