Hong Kong Regulations

RESERVED COMMODITIES (CONTROL OF SALES BY WHOLESALE) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 16

Other offences

(1) Any registered wholesaler who fails to comply with-

   (a)  a requirement under regulation 6;

   (b)  a notice from the Director under regulation 13(1) in accordance with
        regulation 13(4) ;

   (c)  a notice from the Director under regulation 14, shall be guilty of an
        offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50000 and to
        imprisonment for 1 year.

(2) Any person who fails to surrender his certificate of registration in
accordance with regulation 7(3) or regulation 9(3) or (4) shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $5000 and to
imprisonment for 3 months.

(3) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with-

   (a)  a direction of the Director under regulation 10; or

   (b)  an order of the Director under regulation 11, shall be guilty of an
        offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $25000 and to
        imprisonment for 6 months.

(4) Any person who in contravention of regulation 12 fails to permit the
Commissioner or an authorized officer to enter any premises owned by him for
the purposes of regulation 12 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine of $25000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(L.N. 294 of 1982)