Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY LINES (PROTECTION) REGULATION - SECT 4

Variation of conditions of approval

(1) The Director may, on the application of a competent person accompanied by
payment of the fee specified in the Schedule, vary the conditions subject to
which an approval granted under section 3 has effect, but a variation of
conditions under this subsection shall not result in the approval having
effect subject to conditions which are more onerous than those applying before
the variation.

(2) Where the Director is satisfied that the present circumstances
in relation to a person who holds an approval under section 3 ("current
approval") are such that, if the person were to make a fresh application
for approval as a competent person, any such approval ("new approval") would
be granted subject to conditions which differ from the conditions applying in
relation to the current approval, the Director may order that the conditions
applying in relation to the current approval be varied so that they reflect
the conditions that would apply in relation to any such new approval so
granted, and the person's current approval shall as from the date of the order
have effect subject to those conditions as so varied.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)-

   (a)  no order shall be made by the Director under that subsection unless
        the Director has given to the person holding the approval notice of
        his intention to make such an order and has allowed that person an
        opportunity to be heard on the matter;

   (b)  reference to the variation of conditions applying in relation to a
        current approval as a competent person includes reference to the
        imposition of conditions where no conditions apply in relation to that
        approval.