### Entertainment Special Effects Ordinance 《娛樂特別效果條例》

19. Application for pyrotechnic special effects materials supplier licence
(1) A person shall not be eligible to be issued a pyrotechnic special effects materials supplier licence under this section unless—
(a) he either—
(i) is a licensed special effects operator whose licence is of a type acceptable to the Authority; or
(ii) has appointed a licensed special effects operator whose licence is of a type acceptable to the Authority to be responsible for the supply, conveyance, storage, use and destruction of pyrotechnic special effects materials incidental to his business as a supplier; and
(b) in the case of a person other than a person who is a body corporate, the person, or, in the case of a partnership any partner thereof, has satisfied the Authority that he is a fit and proper person to carry on business as a licensed supplier; and
(c) in the case of a person who is a body corporate, any director or secretary thereof has satisfied the Authority that he is a fit and proper person to be associated with the business of a licensed supplier; and
(d) he has complied with such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Authority.
(2) In considering whether a person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of this section, the Authority shall have regard to the character and conduct of the person.
(3) An application for a licence under this section shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.
(4) Subject to subsection (1), the Authority may, upon payment of a prescribed fee, issue a pyrotechnic special effects materials supplier licence subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.

20. Pyrotechnic special effects materials to be labelled, etc.
(1) Subject to this Ordinance, no person shall supply, convey or store any pyrotechnic special effects materials in Hong Kong unless such materials have been labelled in the prescribed manner.
(2) Subject to this Ordinance, no person shall supply, convey or store any pyrotechnic special effects materials in Hong Kong unless such materials have been packed in the prescribed manner.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on a first conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 3 months; and
(b) on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) It shall be a defence to a charge under this section for the person charged to prove that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the materials in question had not been labelled or packed in the prescribed manner, as the case may be.

### Entertainment Special Effects Ordinance 《娛樂特別效果條例》

21. Permits required for conveyance of pyrotechnic special effects materials
(1) Subject to this Ordinance and unless otherwise exempted by regulations, no person shall convey or cause to be conveyed by land or water within Hong Kong any pyrotechnic special effects materials without a conveyance permit.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on a first conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months; and
(b) on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine of $200,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.

22. Application for conveyance permit
(1) An application for a conveyance permit shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.
(2) Where an application made under subsection (1) is approved, the Authority may, upon payment of a prescribed fee, issue a conveyance permit subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(3) A term or condition specified in a conveyance permit may contain qualifications, restrictions or requirements concerning the route, location, time or period of the application of the term or condition.

23. Licences required for storage of pyrotechnic special effects materials
(1) Subject to this Ordinance and unless otherwise approved by the Authority, no person shall store any pyrotechnic special effects materials at any place other than the location in respect of which a store licence has been issued.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable—
(a) on a first conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months; and
(b) on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine of $200,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.

### Entertainment Special Effects Ordinance 《娛樂特別效果條例》

24. Application for store licence
(1) A person shall not be eligible to be issued a store licence under this section unless—
(a) he either—
(i) is a licensed special effects operator whose licence is of a type acceptable to the Authority; or
(ii) has appointed a licensed special effects operator whose licence is of a type acceptable to the Authority to be responsible for the storage of pyrotechnic special effects materials; and
(b) in the case of a person other than a person who is a body corporate, the person, or, in the case of a partnership any partner thereof, has satisfied the Authority that he is a fit and proper person to be associated with the business of storage of pyrotechnic special effects materials; and
(c) in the case of a person who is a body corporate, any director or secretary thereof has satisfied the Authority that he is a fit and proper person to be associated with the business of storage of pyrotechnic special effects materials; and
(d) he has complied with such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Authority.
(2) In considering whether a person is a fit and proper person for the purposes of this section, the Authority shall have regard to the character and conduct of the person.
(3) An application for a licence under this section shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine.
(4) Subject to subsection (1), the Authority may, upon payment of a prescribed fee, issue a store licence subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.

25. Classification of store licences
The Authority may issue different types of store licence in respect of different types of store.