1979 Ed.]
Oil (Conservation and Control)
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9. (1) The Director may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient for conserving and making the best use of supplies of oil in Hong Kong, requisition any stock of oil and may give such directions as appear to him to be necessary or expedient in connexion with the requisition.
(2) Where the Director requisitions any stock of oil under this section, the Director may use or deal with, or authorize the use of, or dealing with, the oil for such purpose and in such manner as he thinks expedient for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) and may hold, or sell or otherwise dispose of, the oil as if he were the owner thereof and as if the oil were free from the rights of any other person.
(3) Where any stock of oil is requisitioned under this section, there shall be paid to the owner of the oil, and to any other person interested in the oil who suffers damage owing to the requisition, such compensation as may be agreed or as may, in default of agreement, be determined by arbitration to be just having regard to all the circumstances of the particular case.
(4) Any compensation payable under this section shall be paid from the general revenue of Hong Kong.
PART III
MISCELLANEOUS
10. (1) The Director may, for the purposes of this Ordinance or any order, direction or requirement made or given thereunder, by notice in writing require any person-
(a) to keep such books, accounts and records relating to any business as may be specified in the notice; and
(b) to furnish, at such times, in such manner and in such form as may be so specified, such estimates, returns or information as may be so specified,
and if such person fails to comply with any such requirement, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Subject to subsection (6), any authorized officer may for the purposes of this Ordinance or any order or direction made or given thereunder-
(a) enter and search any premises-
(i) for the purpose of enabling the Director to exercise any of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance or any order made thereunder, or to determine whether, and if so in what manner, any of those powers ought to be exercised;
(ii) for the purpose of securing compliance with any order, direction or requirement made or given under this Ordinance;
Requisitioning of oil.
Powers of Director as to keeping of books, making of returns, entry and inspection.
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