Hong Kong Regulations

IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 5AB

Power to maintain register

Due to technical constraints, sections 5AA, 5AB, 5AC, 5AD and 5AE of this
Ordinance are placed after section 5A in the BLIS system. The correct sequence
of the sections should be "5AA, 5AB, 5AC, 5AD, 5AE, 5A". PART IIIA

REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF IMPORT AND EXPORT OF TEXTILES

(1) The Director may maintain a register in such form as he may determine
containing the names, addresses and business of those persons who are-

   (a)  approved by the Director or an appointed officer as being eligible to
        be issued with a relevant document; or

   (b)  required to lodge a relevant document with the Director under the
        Ordinance.

(2) The Director may, before issuing or receiving a relevant  document,
require the applicant to be registered under paragraph (1).

(3) Where the applicant is required by the Director to be registered under
paragraph (1), he may be registered for such period not exceeding 12 months as
the Director considers appropriate on payment of the prescribed fee.

(4) The Director may enter in, refuse to enter in, delete from or restore to
the register maintained under paragraph (1) the name of any person.

(5) The Director may publish the name and address of any person whose name is
entered in, deleted from or restored to the register. (Part IIIA added L.N.
193 of 1999)