### Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance 《有毒化學品管制條例》

21. Return of permits to Director on cancellation of permits
(1) Not later than 10 working days after a cancellation of a permit takes effect, the permit holder shall return the permit to the Director.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

22. Power of Director to give directions regarding disposal of scheduled chemicals on cancellation of permits, etc.
(1) Where the Director cancels a permit under section 19, he may give such directions as he considers appropriate regarding the disposal of any scheduled chemical that, but for the cancellation, is authorized to be manufactured, exported, imported or used under the permit, including the disposal of any thing of which the chemical is a part and any container that is used for containing the chemical or thing.
(2) When considering whether to give any direction under subsection (1), or the directions to be given under that subsection, the Director is to have regard to other enactments that govern the disposal of the chemical concerned.
(3) If the Director decides to give any direction under subsection (1), he shall specify such direction in the notice of cancellation.

23. Power of Director to vary directions given under section 22
(1) The Director may, on an application that complies with any regulation made under section 45, and subject to the compliance by the applicant with any other requirement imposed under or by virtue of any such regulation in relation to the application, vary the directions given under section 22.
(2) When considering whether to vary the directions under subsection (1), or the variation to be made under that subsection, the Director is to have regard to other enactments that govern the disposal of the chemical concerned.

24. Director to notify his decisions to vary or refuse to vary directions
(1) If the Director decides—
(a) to vary the directions given under section 22; or
(b) to refuse an application for the variation of the directions given under section 22,
he shall, by notice in writing served on the permit holder, inform the permit holder of his decision and the reasons for his decision.
(2) Where the Director decides to vary the directions given under section 22, the notice shall state the manner in which the directions are to be varied.

25. When Director’s decisions to vary directions take effect
Where the Director decides to vary the directions given under section 22, the variation is to take effect on the day specified in the notice referred to in section 24 for that purpose.

### Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance 《有毒化學品管制條例》

26. Offences regarding failing to comply with Director’s directions in respect of disposal of scheduled chemicals
A permit holder who fails to comply with any of the directions given under section 22 or, where the directions are varied under section 23, any of such directions as varied, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

27. Power of Director to suspend permits
(1) The Director may suspend a permit for such period as he considers appropriate if—
(a) the permit holder contravenes any provision of this Ordinance;
(b) the permit holder contravenes any condition of the permit; or
(c) the suspension appears to the Director to be necessary for the protection of public health or the environment.
(2) If the Director decides to suspend a permit, he shall, by notice in writing served on the permit holder, inform the permit holder of his decision and the reasons for his decision.

28. When suspension of permits takes effect
(1) Where the Director decides to suspend a permit under section 27, the suspension is to take effect on the day specified in the notice of suspension for that purpose.
(2) A suspension is to take effect under subsection (1) notwithstanding that an appeal has been or is to be lodged under section 42(f) against the Director’s decision.
(3) In subsection (1), notice of suspension (暫時吊銷通知) means a notice referred to in section 27.

29. Return of permits to Director on suspension of permits
(1) Not later than 10 working days after a suspension of a permit takes effect, the permit holder shall return the permit to the Director.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

30. Return of permits to permit holders after expiry of suspension periods
After a suspension of a permit ceases to have effect, the Director may send the permit to the permit holder in such manner as the Director considers appropriate if the permit holder—
(a) does not collect the permit from the Director within 10 working days after the cessation; or
(b) has requested in writing that the permit be sent to him.

### Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance 《有毒化學品管制條例》

32. Power to enter non-domestic premises, etc. for routine inspection
(1) For the purposes of ascertaining whether this Ordinance has been or is being complied with, an authorized officer may, at any reasonable time, enter any premises, other than domestic premises, which he reasonably believes is used for manufacturing any scheduled chemical or for facilitating the export, import or use of any such chemical.
(2) After entering any premises under subsection (1), an authorized officer may, at the premises, exercise any or all of the following powers—
(a) to require the production of, inspect and examine—
(i) any thing that is or he reasonably believes to be a scheduled chemical; or
(ii) any thing that contains or he reasonably believes to contain any such chemical, including any thing that he reasonably believes to have any such chemical as its part;
(b) to require the production or provision of, inspect and examine—
(i) any permit or other document to which any scheduled chemical relates, including any document that relates to the origin or nature of such chemical; and
(ii) any other document or information or any other thing that he reasonably believes to be relevant to an offence under section 6, 7, 8 or 9;
(c) to take and make copies of any permit, document and information referred to in paragraph (b);
(d) to take, without payment but subject to the issue of a receipt for it, such sample of any thing as he may reasonably require for the purposes of examination and investigation to determine whether an offence may have been committed under section 6, 7, 8 or 9.
(3) A person commits an offence if he—
(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement made under subsection (2)(a) or (b); or
(b) wilfully obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of any power conferred under subsection (1) or (2).
(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) Where a sample of any thing is taken away by an authorized officer under subsection (2) for the purposes of examination and investigation, the Director may, after the examination and investigation, direct that the sample be returned to its owner or to the premises from which it was taken or disposed of in such other way as he considers appropriate.