Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL ORDINANCE - SECT 46

Payment of levy, surcharge or penalty, etc.

(1) A contractor who is given a notice of assessment or a notice of surcharge
shall pay to the Council the amount of the levy or surcharge specified in the
notice given to him, within the specified period.

(2) If the amount of the levy or surcharge is not fully paid within the
specified period, the contractor is liable to pay a penalty of 5% of the
unpaid amount.

(3) If the amount of the levy or surcharge, including any penalty imposed
under subsection (2), is not fully paid within 3 months after the expiry of
the specified period, the contractor is liable to pay a further penalty of 5%
of the unpaid amount.

(4) A penalty or further penalty is payable in addition to the levy or
surcharge for the non-payment of which it is imposed.

(5) In this section, “specified period” (指明期間), in relation to—

   (a)  the levy, means the period of 28 days after the contractor receives
        the notice of assessment; and

   (b)  a surcharge, means the period of 28 days after the contractor receives
        the notice of surcharge. “specified period” (指明期間)