Hong Kong Regulations

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (PETROL FILLING STATIONS) (VAPOUR RECOVERY) REGULATION - SECT 9

Offences and penalties

(Past version on 01/04/1999).

(1) A person who contravenes section 3(1), or the owner of a regulated vehicle
who contravenes section 4(1) or 4A(3), commits an offence and is liable on
conviction to a fine of $200000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (L.N. 218 of
2004)

(2) A person who contravenes section 3(2), or the owner of a petrol 
filling station who contravenes section 4(1), 4A(3), 6(2) or (3) or 6A,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $200000 and to
imprisonment for 6 months. (L.N. 218 of 2004)

(2A) A competent examiner who contravenes section 5(2) commits an offence and
is liable-

   (a)  on a first conviction, to a fine at level 5;

   (b)  on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine at level 5 and to
        imprisonment for 3 months. (L.N. 218 of 2004)

(3) The owner of a regulated vehicle who contravenes section 6(1), or the
owner of a petrol filling station who contravenes section 6(1), commits an
offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5.

(4) An operator who contravenes section 7(1) or (2) commits an offence and is
liable-

   (a)  on a first conviction, to a fine at level 5;

   (b)  on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine at level 5 and to
        imprisonment for 3 months.