Hong Kong Ordinances

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONTROL ORDINANCE - SECT 45

Power of Secretary to make regulations— General

(1) The Secretary may make regulations for the better carrying out of the
provisions of this Ordinance.

(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the Secretary may by
regulation—

   (a)  provide for—

        (i)    applications for the issue or renewal of permits, including the
               information, particulars and documents to be supplied in
               respect of such applications and the period within which such
               applications are to be made;

        (ii)   applications for the variation of the conditions of permits,
               including the information, particulars and documents to be
               supplied in respect of such applications and the period within
               which such applications are to be made;

        (iii)  applications for the variation of the directions of the
               Director regarding the disposal of scheduled chemicals,
               including the information, particulars and documents to be
               supplied in respect of such applications and the period within
               which such applications are to be made; and

        (iv)   applications for duplicates of permits, including the
               information, particulars and documents to be supplied in
               respect of such applications and the period within which such
               applications are to be made;

   (b)  provide for the imposition of requirements by the Director in relation
        to the applications referred to in paragraph (a);

   (c)  provide for the duration of permits;

   (d)  require fees to be paid in respect of the applications referred to in
        paragraph (a) and any other matter provided for in this Ordinance;

   (e)  prescribe anything which is to be or may be prescribed under any
        regulation made under this section; and

   (f)  provide for incidental, consequential and transitional provisions that
        are necessary or expedient in consequence of the regulations.

(3) A regulation made under this section may—

   (a)  make different provisions for—

        (i)    different classes, kinds or descriptions of chemicals; and

        (ii)   different purposes, circumstances or cases; and

   (b)  provide that a contravention of the regulation shall be an offence and
        may, in respect of the offence, provide for a penalty of a fine not
        exceeding level 3 and imprisonment for 1 year.