1983 Ed.]
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(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.
11. Where any dangerous goods are possessed, landed, shipped, transhipped, stored or are otherwise dealt with, or where any vessel, carrying any dangerous goods is berthed or has anchored or stopped contrary to any regulations made under section 5, the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Marine, the Director of Fire Services or the Commissioner of Mines, 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 recovered from the owner thereof in like manner, in all respects, as a sum of money due or payable to the Crown in respect of a fee is recoverable.
(Amended, 42 of 1961, s. 2, and 8 of 1964, s. 5)
Removal of dangerous goods in contravention
of regulations.
Power of entry, etc.
12. (1) Any police officer not below the rank of inspector, and any officer of the Fire Services Department not below the rank of assistant station officer and any officer of the Mines Department not below the rank of explosives officer and any other officer of the Mines Department, not below the rank of explosives inspector, authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Mines, and any member of the Customs and Excise Service, as defined in the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance, may (Amended, 8 of (Cap. 342) 1959, s. 6; 42 of 1961, s. 2; 8 of 1964, s. 6; 39 of 1967, s. 2 and 25 of 1973, s. 3)
(a) enter, inspect and examine any place or building in which dangerous goods are manufactured, stored or used and every part thereof, at all times by day and by night, but so as not unnecessarily to impede or obstruct the work in such place or building, and may make inquiries as to the observance of this Ordinance and all matters and things relating to the safety of the public or of the persons employed in or about such place or building;
(b) require the occupier of any place or building which he is entitled under this section to enter, or a person employed by such occupier therein, to give him samples of any substance therein;
(c) enter and search any place or building in which such officer may have reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be anything which, under paragraph (e), is liable to seizure;
(d) stop, board and search any vessel, vehicle or aircraft in which such officer or member may have reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be anything which, under paragraph (e), is liable to seizure; and
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(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.
11. Where any dangerous goods are possessed, landed, ship- ped, transhipped, stored or are otherwise dealt with, or where any vessel, carrying any dangerous goods is berthed or has anchored or stopped contrary to any regulations made under section 5, the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Marine, the Director of Fire Services or the Commissioner of Mines, 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 recovered from the owner thereof in like manner, in all respects, as a sum of money due or payable to the Crown in respect of a fee is recoverable.
( Amended, 42 of 1961, s. 2, and 8 of 1964, s. 5)
Removal of dangerous goods in contravention
of regulations.
Power of entry, etc.
12. (1) Any police officer not below the rank of inspector, and any officer of the Fire Services Department not below the rank of assistant station officer and any officer of the Mines Department not below the rank of explosives officer and any other officer of the Mines Department, not below the rank of explosives inspector, authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Mines, and any member of the Customs and Excise Service, as defined in the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance, may (Amended, 8 of (Cap. 342) 1959, s. 6; 42 of 1961, s. 2; 8 of 1964, s. 6; 39 of 1967, s. 2 and 25 of 1973, s. 3)
(a) enter, inspect and examine any place or building in which dangerous goods are manufactured, stored or used and every part thereof, at all times by day and by night, but so as not unnecessarily to impede or obstruct the work in such place or building, and may make inquiries as to the observance of this Ordinance and all matters and things relating to the safety of the public or of the persons em- ployed in or about such place or building;
(b) require the occupier of any place or building which he is entitled under this section to enter, or a person employed by such occupier therein, to give him samples of any substance therein;
(c) enter and search any place or building in which such officer may have reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be anything which, under paragraph (e), is liable to seizure;
(d) stop, board and search any vessel, vehicle or aircraft in which such officer or member may have reasonable grounds for suspecting that there may be anything which, under paragraph (e), is liable to seizure; and
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