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OIL POLLUTION (LAND USE AND REQUISITION) Ord. No. 44/77

HONG KONG

A171

L.S.

No. 44 OF 1977

I assent.

MURRAY MACLEHOSE,

Governor.

16th June, 1977.

An Ordinance to empower appropriate measures to be taken to prevent, mitigate and repair pollution of and damage to the waters, foreshore and adjoining areas of Hong Kong arising from oil spillage, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

[17th June, 1977]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Oil Pollution (Land Use and Short title. Requisition) Ordinance 1977.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— "competent authority" means a competent authority appointed under sec- tion 3, the Director of Public Works and the Director of Marine; "land" includes land covered with water, and any building or part of any

building;

"oil" means oil of any description, spirit produced from oil, coal tar, a mixture containing oil, and waste material consisting of or arising from oil;

"requisition”, in relation to any property, means to require the use of the property, or to require the property to be placed at the disposal of the authority or officer requisitioning it, or to take possession of the property;

"specified purpose" means the prevention, clearing-up or repair, as the case may be, of pollution, fouling or damage of or to the waters of the Colony, the foreshore and adjacent areas, beaches, coastal amenities, piers and marine life, caused by oil.

Interpretation.

3. The Governor may appoint a public officer to be a competent Appointment authority for the purposes of this Ordinance.

of competent authority.

PART II

POWER TO ENTER AND REQUISITION PROPERTY

4. (1) This Part shall not come into operation except on such day Operation as the Governor may appoint by order and, subject to subsection (2) but of Part II. without prejudice to the making of further orders under this subsection, shall then remain in force for 30 days.