EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE. (Chapter 241).
EMERGENCY (FIREWORK) REGULATIONS 1967.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations--
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency (Fire work) Regulations 1967.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires
"authorized officer" means any officer of the Mines Department not below the rank of explosives inspector, and also means any other public officer authorized by the Commissioner of Mines under paragraph (5) of regulation 3:
"building" includes the whole or any part of any domestic or public building, dock, factory, garage, hangar, office, pier, shelter, shop, warehouse, wharf, workshop or other structure whatsoever;
"Commissioner of Mines" includes the Deputy Commissioner of
Mines,
"firework" means any dangerous goods in Category 1. class 7. in the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Classification) Regula- tions;
"manufactured fireworks" means any dangerous goods in Category 1, class 7, division 2, in the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Classification) Regulations;
"place" means any place whatsoever, whether or not the public
has access thereto as of right.
3 (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Dangerous Goods Ordinance and notwithstanding any licence or permit granted thereunder, an authorized officer or any police officer may, with the assistance of such other public officers or persons as may be necessary, take possession of any firework in the possession. custody or control of any person, other than firework that is or has been imported into Hong Kong as cargo on a vessel not carrying passengers and, after direct transhipment to another vessel, is exported from Hong Kong.
Citation.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 295, vub. leg.)
Power to take possession of firework and to enter premises, etc.
(Cap. 395)
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