Hong Kong Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 60

Offences and penalties

Penalties

(1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 4, 46 or 47 shall
be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of
$25000 and imprisonment for 3 months.

(2) Any person who stores any explosive or causes or permits any explosive to
be stored in contravention of any of the provisions of regulation 10 shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of
$25000 and imprisonment for 3 months. (L.N. 386 of 1993)

(3) The owner and person in charge of any vehicle in respect of which any of
the provisions of regulation 6 or 8 is contravened shall each be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5000 and
imprisonment for 1 month.

(4) Any person in possession of explosives in respect of which any of the
provisions of regulation 7 or 54 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5000 and imprisonment
for 1 month. (L.N. 21 of 1971)

(5) The licensee of any store in respect of which, or containing explosives in
respect of which, any of the provisions of regulation 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25(2) or 26 is contravened shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5000 and
imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 104 of 1967)

(6) The licensee of any store who fails to keep and maintain a stock book in
accordance with provisions of regulation 27 shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5000 and imprisonment for
1 month.

(7) The licensee of any factory in respect of which, or containing explosives
in respect of which, any of the provisions of regulation 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 or
38 is contravened shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of $10000 and imprisonment for 2 months.

(8) The owner of any explosives contained in any package in respect of which
any of the provisions of regulation 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 or 45 is
contravened or packed in contravention of any such provisions shall be guilty
of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $5000 and
imprisonment for 1 month.

(9) Any person who is carrying out or has undertaken any operation involving
blasting in the course of which any of the provisions of regulation 52, 53,
55(1), 57 or 58 is contravened and the shot firer in charge of any such
blasting shall each be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction-

   (a)  except in the case of a contravention of paragraph (c) or (e) of
        regulation 55(1), to a fine of $5000 and imprisonment for 1 month;

   (b)  in the case of contravention of paragraph (c) or (e) of regulation
        55(1), to a fine of $25000 and imprisonment for 3 months. (L.N. 249 of
        1984)

(10) Any shot firer in charge of any blasting who contravenes the provisions
of regulation 56 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of $2000.

(11) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 22, 33, 37, 50,
51, 55(2) or 59 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of $2000. (L.N. 104 of 1967) (L.N. 249 of 1984)