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Licence required

for manu- facture, possession, etc. of dangerous goods.

Licence required

(m) the form and conditions of any licence issued under this Ordinance, the public officers who may issue such licence, the fees therefor, and the period for which such licence shall be valid;

(*) forms generally; and

(0) the better carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance. (2) Regulations made under this section may provide that contravention of specified provisions of such regulations shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor:

Provided that no penalty so provided shall exceed a fine of eight thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.

5. (1) Save in respect of dangerous goods carried as cargo in vessels or in vehicles, or being loaded, discharged or moved on vessels under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance, or as may be provided by regulations made under section 4, no person shall have in his possession, custody or control, or in the possession, custody or control of any servant, agent or warehouse owner, any dangerous goods except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance.

(2) Save as may be provided by regulations made under section 4. no person shall manufacture or cause to be manu- factured any dangerous goods except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance.

B. No person shall hire out or supply labour, vessels or for supply equipment for loading, discharging or moving dangerous goods on vessels except under and in accordance with a licence issued under this Ordinance.

ing labour

etc. for

handling dangerous goods on vessels.

Grant and revocation of licences.

7. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) the grant or renewal of any licence issued or to be issued under this Ordin- ance shall be in the absolute discretion of the officer authorized to issue such licence, and any such licence shall be subject to such terms and conditions endorsed thereon as such officer may determine.

(2) Such officer may revoke any licence issued under this Ordinance on proof to his satisfaction of an offence against this Ordinance or a breach of any condition of such licence by the holder thereof,

(3) An appeal by an applicant for or holder of a licence shall le by way of petition to the Governor in Council from any refusal to grant or renew, or from any revocation of, the licence under the provisions of subsection (1) or (a) within one month of notice being given of such refusal or revocation.

(4) A petition to the Governor in Council under the provisions of subsection (3) shall be lodged with the Clerk of Councils.

(5) On consideration of the petition, the Governor in Council may make such order as he thinks proper and such order shall be final.

(6) In the event of the revocation of any licence under the provisions of subsection (2), neither the licence fee nor any part thereof shall be returned unless the Governor in Council so directs.

8. No person shall deliver to any warehouse owner or Marking of carrier, or send or carry or cause to be sent or carried to or from dangerous goods and any part of the Colony by land or water, or sell or expose for giving of sale, or store any dangerous goods, or deposit any dangerous goods notice of in or on any warehouse, wharf or quay unless-

(a) the true name or description of such goods is distinctly written, printed or marked in English and Chinese on the outside of the drum, tin, case or other package containing such goods; and

(b) the prescribed label, if any, is attached to the outside of the drum, tin, case or other package containing such goods; and

(c) in the case of delivery to any warehouse owner or carrier, notice in writing has been given to such warehouse owner or carrier of the true name or description of such goods and the dangerous nature thereof,

their character,

9. Where any dangerous goods are possessed, landed, Removal of shipped, transhipped, stored or are otherwise dealt with, or where dangerous

goods in any vessel, carrying any dangerous goods is berthed or has contraven anchored or stopped contrary to any regulations made under tion of

regulations. section 4, the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Marine or the Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, or any other person acting under the orders of any of those officers, may cause such dangerous goods, or such vessel to be removed, at the expense of the owner thereof, to such place as may be in conformity with the said regulations, and all expenses incurred in such removal may be