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(b) any receptacle or thing whatever containing or enclosing any container or containers referred to in paragraph (4); (c) any receptacle or thing whatever containing or enclosing for keeping or storing or for transporting by sea, air or land, in whatever number or size, any containers referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
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"Director" means the Director of Commerce and Industry: "licence" means a licence issued by the Director under this.
Ordinance:
"manufacture", in relation to an acetylating substance, includes carrying on any process in the manufacture of that acetylating substance:
"member of the Preventive Service" means any person holding an office specified in the First Schedule to the Preventive Service Ordinance:
"permit" means a permit issued by the Director under this
Ordinance.
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(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance a person---
(a) exports an acetylating substance if, not being an acetylat- ing substance in transit, be takes it or causes it to be taken out of Hong Kong:
(6) imports an acetylating substance if, not being an acetylat- ing substance in transit, be brings it or causes it to ba brought into Hong Kong.
(3) For the purposes of this Ordinance an acetylating sub- stance is in transit if, but only if
(a) it has been brought into Hong Kong for the sole purpose
of being taken out of Hong Kong; and
(b) at all times whilst it is in Hong Kong it remains-
(i) in or on the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which it arrived in Hong Kong, and
(ii) in the container in which it arrived in Hong Kong. (4) For the purposes of this Ordinance an acetylating sub- stance is in transhipment if it
(a) is brought into Hong Kong for the sole purpose of being
taken out of Hong Kong, and
(b) is removed from the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which it arrived in Hong Kong pending its being taken out of Hong Kong in another vessel, aircraft or vehicle.
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PART II
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CONTROL OF IMPORT. EXPORT, PROCURING, SUPPLY,
DEALING IN OR with, ManUFACTURE AND POSSESSION OF ACETYLATING SUBSTANCES
Save under and in accordance with a licence, no person shall, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person-
(a) import into or cause to be imported into Hong Kong: (6) export from or cause to be exported from Hong Kong; or (c) do any act preparatory to or for the purposes of import-
ing or exporting,
any acetylating substance, whether or not the same is ascertained or appropriated or in existence.
Import and export of acetylating substance.
4. (1) Save under and in accordance with a licence, no Supplying person shall, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, whether or not such other person is in Hong Kong-
(a) supply or procure or offer to supply or procure; (b) in any way deal in or with or purport to deal in or with, any acetylating substance, whether or not the same is in Hong Kong or is ascertained or appropriated or in existence,
(2) No person shall supply or procure or offer to supply or procure, any acetylating substance to or for any person in Hong Kong unless-
(a) the latter person holds a licence to possess that acetylat-
ing substance; and
(b) the acetylating substance is to be supplied or procured
in accordance with the conditions of the licence.
or with or dealing
acetylating substance.
5. Save under and in accordance with licence and on Manufac premises specified in such licence, no person shall manufacture ture of any acetylating substance or do any act preparatory to or for the substance. acetylating
purpose of such manufacture,
6. Save under and in accordance with a licence, no person Possession of shall have in bis possession any acetylating substance unless the acetylating same is in transit.
substance.
7. (1) Save under and in accordance with a removal permit Acetylating issued by the Director, no person shall-
substance in tranship-
(a) remove any acetylating substance which is in tranship
ment from the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which it was imported into Hong Kong; or
ment