1989 Ed.]
Air Pollution Control (Fuel Restriction)
[CAP. 311
Il
Regulations
[Subsidiary]
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (FUEL RESTRICTION)
REGULATIONS
(Cap. 311, section 43)
L.N. 10 of 1989
[20 January 1989]
1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Air Pollution Control (Fuel Restriction) Regulations.
2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“modified", in relation to a relevant plant or chimney, includes a change to, or a replacement of, all or part of the relevant plant or chimney.
3. Application
These regulations do not apply to a relevant plant that—
(a) is in premises used solely as a dwelling;
(b) is used in or on a vessel, motor vehicle, railway locomotive or aircraft;
(c) is used for construction work, as defined in section 2 of the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400);
(d) is intended for use during an emergency, or is used during an emergency; or
(e) uses fuel that has a sulphur content that exceeds 1% by weight and was installed before 1 October 1978 unless, since that date, it or its chimney has been modified.
4. Maximum sulphur content of fuel
(1) An owner or operator of a relevant plant shall not use fuel that has a sulphur content of more than 1% by weight in a relevant plant in the areas in Fanling/Sha Tau Kok, Junk Bay, Port Shelter and Tai Po delineated and bound by a blue line on Plan No. FR/50/1, Plan No. FR/50/2, Plan No. FR/50/3 and Plan No. FR/50/5 respectively signed by the Secretary for Health and Welfare and dated 27 October 1988.