OZONE LAYER PROTECTION BILL 1989
(2) The Director may, on application to him, vary the conditions of a licence.
(3) The Director may specify the forms of the applications and licence under this section.
(4) In considering whether to issue a licence or vary the conditions of a licence the Director——
(a) shall comply with Hong Kong's obligations under the 1985 Vienna Conven- tion for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer as it may be amended from time to time and any other protocols under the Convention that apply to Hong Kong; and
(b) may impose more stringent measures than are required by the Convention and
the protocols referred to in paragraph (a).
(5) If the Director refuses to issue a licence or vary the conditions of a licence as requested by the applicant in his application, the Director shall serve on the applicant, by post or by personal service, a notice stating the reasons for his refusal.
(6) A licensee who contravenes a condition of a licence commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
Cancellation of registration or licence
7. (1) The Director may at any time cancel a registration or licence where he considers that a condition of the registration or licence has been contravened or that the registration was made or licence was issued as a result of an error or an unlawful act of the applicant or a false representation of a fact made by him.
(2) The Director shall, by post or by personal service, serve on the person whose registration or licence is cancelled a notice of the cancellation stating the reasons for the
cancellation.
(3) Within 5 days after being served with a notice of cancellation the person served shall deliver the relevant certificate of registration or licence to the Director.
(4) Where the person served is not given an opportunity to be heard before his registration or licence is cancelled, he may apply to the Director to review his decision and the Director may, after hearing the applicant, re-instate the registration or licence, subject to any conditions he may impose.
(5) A person who fails to deliver a cancelled certificate of registration or licence in compliance with subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $25,000.
Appeal to Governor
8. (1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Director under section 5, 6 or 7 or under provisions of the regulations that may be specified to be subject to an appeal under this section may, within 14 days after the date when he was informed of the decision, by notice in writing addressed to the Chief Secretary, appeal to the Governor.
(2) The Governor may confirm, vary or reverse the decision appealed from or sub- stitute any other decision that he considers appropriate and the Director shall take such action as is necessary to give effect to the Governor's decision.
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1989年保護臭氧層條例草案
(2) 如獲發許可證的人向署長提出申請,署長可更改許可證條件。
(3) 署長可指明申請表格及根據本條發出的許可證的格式。
(4) 署長在決定是否發出許可證或更改許可證條件時——
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(a) 須不違背香港因《1985年保護臭氧層維也納公約》、不時修訂的《1987年關 於消耗臭氧層的物質的蒙特利爾議定書》及根據上述公約制訂並適用於香港 的其他議定書而承擔的責任;及
(b) 可施加較(a)段所述的公約及議定書所規定為嚴苛的措施。
(5) 署長如拒絕順應申請發出許可證或更改許可證條件,須將說明拒絕理由的通 知送達申請人,通知可親收送達或用郵遞送達。
(6) 獲發許可證的人違反許可證條件,即屬犯罪,可處罰款$1,000,000及監禁 2年。
撤銷註冊或許可證
7. (1)署長如認為獲發許可證的人違反註冊或許可證條件,或認為註冊或許可 證是因為錯誤,或有關申請人的不法作為或對事實作出失實陳述而辦理或發出的,可 隨時撤銷有關註冊或許可證。
(2) 署長須向有關註册人或獲發許可證的人送達說明撤銷理由的撤銷通知,通知 可親收送達或用郵遞送達。
(3) 接獲撤銷通知的人,須在接獲通知後5天內將遭撤銷的註冊證明書或許可證 交還署長。
(4) 接獲撤銷通知的人如在其註冊或許可證撤銷前没有機會陳詞,可向署長申請 覆核其決定,而署長聆聽申請人的陳詞後,可在他施加的條件下恢復該人的註冊或許 可證。
(5) 任何人不遵照第(3)款將已撤銷的註冊證明書或許可證交還,即屬犯罪,可 處罰款$25,000。
向總督上訴
8. (1)任何人因署長根據第5、6或7條所作的決定,或因署長根據規例條文所 作而指明在本條下可上訴的決定而感受委屈,可在收到有關決定的通知後14天內,藉 向布政司交書面通知而向總督提出上訴。
(2) 總督可確認、更改或推翻遭上訴的決定,亦可代以他認為恰當的其他決定, 而署長須採取必要的行動以執行總督的決定。
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