Hong Kong Regulations

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES REGULATIONS - REGULATION 25

Surrender of permits

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) Whenever the permittee to do anything which may lawfully be done by virtue
of the terms of a permit issued under the provisions of the Ordinance and
regulations made thereunder, finds that he cannot avail himself thereof, he
shall- (L.N. 452 of 1996)

   (a)  forthwith surrender the permit;

   (b)  until such surrender, keep the goods, wherever they may be, separate
        and intact in their containers; and

   (c)  thereafter abide by such directions as the Commissioner may give for
        the disposal of the goods. (L.N. 294 of 1982; L.N. 248 of 2001)

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), a permittee shall surrender a
permit in the following manner-

   (a)  if the permit was sent to him in paper form, by returning the permit
        to the Commissioner or other officer who granted it;

   (b)  if the permit was sent to him in electronic form, by sending notice of
        such surrender to the Commissioner using a recognized electronic
        service. (L.N. 248 of 2001)