Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY LINES (PROTECTION) REGULATION - SECT 17

Offences and penalties

(Past version on 14/06/2000).

Offences

(1) A person who contravenes any requirement of section 8(2) commits an
offence and is liable to a fine at level 3.

(2) A person who contravenes any requirement of section 9 commits an offence
and is liable to a fine at level 1.

(3) A person who contravenes any requirement of section 10(1)(a) or

   (b)  commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 4 and to
        imprisonment for 6 months.

(4) A person who contravenes any requirement of section 10(2)(a) or

   (b)  commits an offence and is liable-

   (a)  if the contravention results in an electrical accident or an
        interruption to the supply of electricity, to a fine of $200000 and to
        imprisonment for 12 months; or

   (b)  in any other case, to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6
        months, and, in the case of a continuing offence, to an additional
        fine of $10000 for each day on which the offence continues.

(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any
direction specified in a remedial notice issued under section 11 commits an
offence and is liable to a fine at level 3.

(6) A person who contravenes any requirement of section 12(3)(a) commits an
offence and is liable to a fine at level 4 and, in the case of a continuing
offence, to an additional fine of $10000 for each day on which the offence
continues.

(7) A person who contravenes any requirement of section 12(3)(b) commits an
offence and is liable to a fine at level 3.

(8) No person shall advertise or otherwise hold himself out as-

   (a)  a competent person if he is not such person as approved under this
        Regulation; or

   (b)  a competent person approved to do works which he is not approved to do
        pursuant to the terms of his approval under this Regulation, and a
        person who contravenes this provision commits an offence and is liable
        to a fine at level 4.