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Water Pollution Control

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CHAPTER 358

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

To control the pollution of the waters of Hong Kong.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

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1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Water Pollution Control Ordinance and, subject to section 7, shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Appeal Board" means an Appeal Board constituted under

Part VI;

"Authority" means-

· (a) in relation to a water control zone, a public officer appointed by the Governor under section 4(1)(b) for that

zone;

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Interpretation.

(b) in relation to the powers, functions and duties mentioned

in section 4(3), the Director of Public-Works; environmental Protection

"existing deposit", in relation to a water control zone, means a

deposit of matter which-

(a) was made, whether or not regularly or continuously, in any place and which is, or of which a component is, likely to enter the waters of Hong Kong or into inland waters or a public sewer or public drain in that zone; and

(b) was so made during the period of 12 months ending with the day appointed by the Governor by order under section 7(2) which applies to that zone and that deposit;

"existing discharge”, in relation to a water control zone, means a discharge of matter which was made, whether or not regularly or continuously-

(a) into the waters of Hong Kong or into inland waters; or

(b) into a public, sewer or public drain,

in that zone during the period of 12 months ending with the day appointed by the Governor by order under section 7(2) which applies to that zone and that discharge;

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