### Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance 《植物(進口管制及病蟲害控制)條例》

19. General powers of authorized officers
(1) An authorized officer may, for the purposes of this Ordinance—
(a) require a plant import licence or any document which relates to the origin of any plant, plant pest or soil to be produced to him;
(b) examine and take copies of a plant import licence or any document referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) take without payment but subject to the issue of an official receipt, such sample of any plant or soil in respect of which any plant import licence has been issued as may be required by the Director for the purpose of examination and investigation;
(d) examine any plant or soil if he considers it necessary to do so to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance are being, or have been, complied with by any person in respect of that plant or soil.
(2) An authorized officer may require—
(a) any person to whom a plant import licence has been issued; and
(b) any servant, employee or agent of any person referred to in paragraph (a),
to furnish such information or take such action as may be necessary to enable the authorized officer to exercise the powers conferred on him under this Ordinance.
(3) When a sample of any plant or soil has been taken by an authorized officer under subsection (1)(c), the Director may, after examination and investigation, direct that the sample be returned to the owner or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the Director thinks fit.

20. Seizure and disposal of illegally imported plants etc.
(1) An authorized officer may seize, remove and cause to be destroyed without liability for compensation, any plant imported in contravention of section 4(1).
(2) Subject to subsection (3), an authorized officer may seize without liability for compensation and remove any plant, plant pest or soil which is imported in contravention of—
(a) any provision of this Ordinance other than section 4(1);
(b) any condition of a plant import licence; or
(c) any authorization issued by the Director under section 7 or 8(1).
(3) An authorized officer who seizes and removes any plant, plant pest or soil under subsection (2) may either—
(a) cause it to be treated in such manner as he thinks fit and thereafter, on payment to the Director of the appropriate prescribed fee, return it to the person from whom he seized it; or
(b) without liability for compensation, destroy it or otherwise dispose of it in such manner as he thinks fit.

### Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance 《植物(進口管制及病蟲害控制)條例》

21. Director and authorized officers to be subject to the Chief Executive’s directions
(1) The Chief Executive may give such directions as he thinks fit, either generally or in any particular case, with respect to the exercise or performance by the Director or an authorized officer, of any powers or duties under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director and every authorized officer shall, in the exercise or performance of any powers or duties under this Ordinance, comply with any directions given by the Chief Executive under subsection (1).
(Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

22. Appeals to the Chief Executive
(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision, act or omission of the Director or of any authorized officer, taken, done or made in the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties under this Ordinance may, within 14 days from the date when he was informed of the decision, act or omission or when the decision, act or omission became known to him (whichever is the later) or within such further period as the Chief Executive may allow in any particular case, by notice in writing lodge an objection to the decision, act or omission with the Chief Secretary for Administration. (Amended L.N. 226 of 1976; L.N. 362 of 1997)
(2) On consideration of an objection lodged in accordance with subsection (1), the Chief Executive may confirm, vary or reverse the decision, act or omission of the Director or authorized officer, or substitute therefor such other decision or make such other order as he thinks fit.
(Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

23. Offences
Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes—
(a) any provision of section 4, 7, 8(1), 15 or 16(3);
(b) any requirement made under section 10(1), (2) or (4)(a) or section 19(l)(a) or (2);
(c) any condition imposed by virtue of section 4(1)(d) or (2)(c) or section 6(1); (Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)
(d) any direction given under section 12(1),
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)

### Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance 《植物(進口管制及病蟲害控制)條例》

24. Obstruction of authorized officers
Any person who obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed on him by this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)

25. Amendment of Schedules
The Chief Executive may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the First, Second or Third Schedule.
(Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

26. Power to make regulations
The Chief Executive in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes— (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)
(a) prescribing the fees payable under this Ordinance;
(b) providing generally for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Ordinance.

### Widows and Orphans Pension (Exemption) (Consolidation) Ordinance 《孤寡撫恤金(豁免)(綜合)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Widows and Orphans Pension (Exemption) (Consolidation) Ordinance.

2. Exemption from obligation to contribute
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Widows and Orphans Pension (Application) Regulations (Cap. 94 sub. leg. A), the term “officer” in the Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap. 94) shall not apply and shall be deemed never to have applied to the persons named in the First Schedule.
(Amended E.R. 2 of 2023)

3. Refund of contributions
All contributions made by the persons named in the Second Schedule under the Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap. 94) shall be refunded to them.

### Widows and Orphans Pension (Increase) Ordinance 《孤寡撫恤金(增加)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Widows and Orphans Pension (Increase) Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
contribution (供款) means a contribution by an officer to the widows and orphans pension scheme under the Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap. 94);
increase in pension (撫恤金增加額) means an increase in the pension under this Ordinance;
pension (撫恤金) means a pension payable under the Widows and Orphans Pension Ordinance (Cap. 94) to a widow or orphan of an officer.

3. Increase in pension
(1) A pension may, in any period ending not later than the date from which the first increase under subsection (2) becomes effective, be increased in accordance with one or more paragraphs of the Schedule as are applicable in any particular case. (Amended 3 of 1993 s. 54)
(2) If, in any year after 1992 (the succeeding year

4. Increases in pension to be paid from general revenue
The cost of any increase in pension shall be charged on and paid out of the general revenue of Hong Kong.

5. (Repealed 3 of 1993 s. 55)