### Mercury Control Ordinance 《汞管制條例》

73. Proof of identity etc.
When performing a function under this Ordinance, a public officer must produce proof of the officer’s identity for inspection by a person who is affected by the performance of the function and requests to see it.

74. Requirement made under this Ordinance
If a requirement is made by a public officer under this Ordinance, the officer must, in the requirement, specify the manner in which, and the period within which, the requirement is to be complied with.

75. Director may specify form
(1) The Director may specify the form of a document required for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) In specifying the form of a document, the Director may specify more than one form of the document, whether as alternatives or for use in different circumstances.
(3) A form specified under this section is to be completed in accordance with the directions specified in the form.

76. Secretary may exempt public officer
(1) The Secretary may, either generally or in a particular case, exempt a public officer (or a member of a class of public officers) from a provision of this Ordinance.
(2) An exemption is to be in writing.
(3) An exemption—
(a) is in force for the period specified by the Secretary; and
(b) is subject to the conditions the Secretary considers appropriate.

77. Secretary may amend Schedule
The Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend Schedule 1, 2, 3 or 4.

78. Secretary may make regulation
(1) The Secretary may make regulations for one or more of the following purposes—
(a) to implement (whether in whole or in part) a provision of the Convention;
(b) to require fees to be paid in relation to any matter provided for under this Ordinance;
(c) to provide for incidental, supplemental, evidential, consequential, savings and transitional provisions that are necessary and expedient in consequence of a regulation made under this section;
(d) to provide generally for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) A regulation made under this section that implements a provision of the Convention may—
(a) set out or refer directly to the provision; and
(b) specify the amendments, modifications or adaptations subject to which the provision is to have effect.
(3) A regulation made under this section—
(a) may prescribe offences for contravention of a regulation, punishable by a fine, imprisonment or both; and
(b) may provide for defences to such offences.
(4) The maximum penalty that may be prescribed by a regulation made under this section for an offence is a fine at level 3 and imprisonment for 1 year.

### Mercury Control Ordinance 《汞管制條例》

79. Prescribed fee
To avoid doubt, different fees may be specified in respect of the same matter for—
(a) different circumstances, purposes or cases; or
(b) mercury, mercury compounds, mercury-added products or manufacturing processes of different types or descriptions.

80. Paid fee not refundable
A fee paid under this Ordinance is not refundable.

81. Immunity from civil liability
(1) A public officer is not civilly liable for an act done, or omitted to be done, by the public officer in good faith in performing or purportedly performing a function under this Ordinance.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any liability of the Government for the act or omission.

82. Admissibility of notice etc.
(1) This section applies to a notice or other document (however described)—
(a) purporting to be a notice or document given or issued (however described) (collectively given

83. Service of notice etc.
A notice or other document (however described) required to be given or sent (however described) (collectively served

84. Right of appeal
(1) A person aggrieved by a decision specified in subsection (2) may appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board against the decision.
(2) The decisions are—
(a) a decision to refuse to issue a permit under section 18, 20 or 22;
(b) a decision to impose conditions under section 18, 20, 22 or 27;
(c) a decision to refuse to renew a permit under section 27;
(d) a decision to refuse to issue a duplicate of a permit under section 28;
(e) a decision under section 30 to vary a condition imposed under Part 3 in respect of a permit;
(f) a decision under section 31 to refuse to vary a condition imposed under Part 3 in respect of a permit;
(g) a decision to suspend a permit under section 34;
(h) a decision to cancel a permit under section 35;
(i) a decision to give a disposal direction under section 39; and
(j) a decision to refuse to vary a disposal direction under section 40.
(3) An aggrieved person may make an appeal within 21 days after the date on which the person is notified of the decision concerned.
(4) An appeal under subsection (1) does not suspend the decision appealed against unless the Director decides otherwise.

### Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地婚姻家庭案件判決(相互承認及強制執行)條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 3 of 2022)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 3 of 2022)

### Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地婚姻家庭案件判決(相互承認及強制執行)條例》

3. Mainland Judgments given in matrimonial or family cases
(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a Mainland Judgment given in a matrimonial or family case is a Mainland Judgment that—
(a) is given in a matrimonial or family case; and
(b) contains at least one specified order.
(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, in relation to a Mainland Judgment, matrimonial or family cases are those set out in paragraphs 1 to 10, 12, 13 and 14 of Article 3(1)(1) of the Arrangement.
(3) The Chinese text of paragraphs 1 to 10, 12, 13 and 14 of Article 3(1)(1) of the Arrangement is reproduced in the Chinese text of Schedule 1. An English translation of those paragraphs is set out in the English text of that Schedule.

4. Hong Kong Judgments given in matrimonial or family cases
(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a Hong Kong Judgment given in a matrimonial or family case is a Hong Kong Judgment that is given in or in respect of a matrimonial or family case.
(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, in relation to a Hong Kong Judgment, matrimonial or family cases are proceedings in which one or more orders specified in Schedule 3 are granted or made.

5. Effective Mainland Judgments
(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, a Mainland Judgment is effective if—
(a) it is enforceable in the Mainland; and
(b) it is—
(i) a Mainland Judgment given by the Supreme People’s Court;
(ii) a Mainland Judgment of the second instance given by a Higher People’s Court or an Intermediate People’s Court; or
(iii) a Mainland Judgment of the first instance given by a Higher People’s Court, an Intermediate People’s Court or a Primary People’s Court, and—
(A) no appeal is allowed from the Judgment according to the law of the Mainland; or
(B) the time limit for appeal in respect of the Judgment has expired according to the law of the Mainland and no appeal has been filed.
(2) A Mainland Judgment mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) includes a Mainland Judgment given according to the trial supervision procedure of the Mainland.