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Licence required to use premises for specified process.
Application for licences.
Grant or refusal of licences.
CAP. 311]
Air Pollution Control
[1987 Ed.
13. (1) Subject to section 20, the owner of any premises shall not use those premises, or permit those premises to be used, for the conduct of a specified process unless he is the holder of a licence to use the premises for the conduct of that specified process.
(2) Any owner who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000, and, in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence, to a fine of $5,000 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued.
14. (1) Any person who wishes to obtain a licence to conduct a specified process in any premises shall apply to the Authority in the prescribed form.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) The Authority shall publicly notify all applications for licences—
(a) by entering in the register such particulars thereof as may be prescribed;
(b) by causing a notice to be published at the expense of the applicant in an English language and a Chinese language newspaper determined by the Authority containing such particulars of the application and other information as may be prescribed and a statement of the place or places where the particulars of the application may be inspected. (Amended, 23 of 1987, s. 2)
(4) During the period of 30 days after the last notice is published pursuant to subsection (3)(b)—
(a) the particulars of the application shall be kept at each place notified under subsection (3)(b) and shall be available for inspection by the public during normal office hours; and (Amended, 23 of 1987, s. 2)
(b) any person may, in such manner as may be prescribed, object to the granting of a licence to conduct the specified process concerned on the grounds that—
(i) it would tend to inhibit the attainment or maintenance of any relevant air quality objective; or
(ii) the emission of noxious or offensive emissions would be, or be likely to be, prejudicial to health. (Replaced, 23 of 1987, s. 2)
15. (1) The Authority may, not earlier than 40 days after the last notice is published in a newspaper pursuant to section 14(3)(b), either grant or refuse to grant a licence.
(2) If he refuses to grant a licence the Authority shall notify the applicant in writing of his refusal and shall inform him of his reasons therefor.