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(b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement duly
made by any public officer in the exercise of any such power;
(c) in compliance or purported compliance with any such requirement produces any drawing, record or document which he knows to be incorrect or inaccurate in a material respect or does not believe to be correct or accurate; or
(d) wilfully or recklessly gives information which is incorrect in a material respect or withholds information as to any of the matters in respect of which information is required to be given under section 25,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000.
PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Regulations
27. (1) The Governor in Council may, after consultation with the Environmental Pollution Advisory Committee, by regulation-
(a) prescribe anything required or permitted to be prescribed under this
Ordinance;
(b) regulate appeals under Part IV and the practice and procedure of the
Appeal Board;
(c) generally, provide for the better carrying into effect of the provisions
and purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) Any regulation made under subsection (1) relating to the payment of fees may provide for different fees to be charged according to different circumstances.
(3) Any regulation made under subsection (1) may provide that a contravention thereof shall be an offence and may provide penalties for such offence not exceeding a fine of $100,000.
(4) Any regulation made under subsection (1) for the purposes of section 7(1) shall be subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.
Offence to disclose confidential information obtained
officially
28. (1) A person who, except in the circumstances provided for in subsection (2), discloses or gives to another person any information that concerns a trade, business or profession, is confidential and has come to his knowledge or into his possession in the course of the discharge of his functions under this Ordinance commits an offence.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if he discloses or gives any information to another person-
(a) for the purpose of the discharge of his functions under this Ordinance
and proceedings connected therewith;
(b) pursuant to an order of a court under subsection (3); or