Hong Kong Regulations

WASTE DISPOSAL (REFUSE TRANSFER STATION) REGULATION - SECT 10

Charges for disposal of waste

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a registered account-holder shall for each load
of waste disposed of at a refuse transfer station from his registered vehicle
pay to the Director charges according to the weight of the load.

(2) Where any person disposes of waste at a refuse transfer station from a
registered vehicle without complying with section 9, the registered 
account-holder in whose name the vehicle is registered shall for each load of
waste disposed of pay to the Director charges as if the weight of the load of
waste disposed of were-

   (a)  the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle at the in-weighbridge prior to
        the disposal; or

   (b)  if such weight is not recorded, the permitted gross vehicle  weight of
        the vehicle.

(3) Without prejudice to his liability for an offence under section  18 (1),
where any person disposes of waste at a refuse transfer station in
contravention of section 4, he shall for each load of waste disposed of pay to
the Director charges as if the weight of the load of waste disposed of were-

   (a)  the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle at the in-weighbridge prior to
        the disposal; or

   (b)  if such weight is not recorded, the permitted gross vehicle  weight of
        the vehicle.

(4) The peak hour rate or the non-peak hour rate prescribed in relation to the
refuse transfer station concerned in the Schedule shall apply under
subsections (1), (2)(a) and (3)(a) depending on whether the vehicle enters the
in-weighbridge of the refuse transfer station during peak hours or
non-peak hours.

(5) The peak hour rate prescribed in the Schedule in relation to the
refuse transfer station concerned shall apply under subsections (2)(b) and
(3)(b) whether or not the vehicle enters the in-weighbridge of the
refuse transfer station during peak hour.