Hong Kong Ordinances

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONTROL ORDINANCE - SECT 10

Issue and renewal of permits, etc.

PART 3

ISSUE, ETC. OF PERMITS AND VARIATION OF PERMIT CONDITIONS

Issue and renewal of permits, etc.

(1) The Director may, on an application that complies with any regulation made
under section 45, and subject to the compliance by the applicant with any
other requirement imposed under or by virtue of any such regulation in
relation to the application, issue a permit for the carrying out of the
following activities—

   (a)  the manufacture of one or more scheduled chemicals;

   (b)  the export of one or more scheduled chemicals;

   (c)  the import of one or more scheduled chemicals;

(d ) the use of one or more scheduled chemicals.

(2) The Director may, on an application that complies with any regulation made
under section 45, and subject to the compliance by the applicant with any
other requirement imposed under or by virtue of any such regulation in
relation to the application, renew a permit issued under subsection (1).

(3) When considering whether to exercise his power under subsection

(1) or (2), the Director is to have regard to other enactments that govern the
activity to which the application relates.

(4) The Director may not issue or renew a permit authorizing the manufacture
of any Type 1 chemical unless the chemical is only for—

   (a)  use for laboratory-scale research purpose;

   (b)  use as a reference standard for chemical analysis; or

   (c)  use for laboratory-scale research purpose and as a reference standard
        for chemical analysis.