### Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance 《防止兒童色情物品條例》

12. Removal or effacement of child pornography
(1) If, on the application made by any public officer, a magistrate is satisfied that any child pornography is publicly displayed on any building or other structure, the magistrate may order the owner or occupier of the building or structure to remove or efface that child pornography.
(2) If a person against whom an order is made under subsection (1) fails to comply with the order within the time specified in the order, or if no time is specified, within a reasonable time, the magistrate may, on the application of any public officer by warrant, empower any police officer, with such assistance as may be necessary, to enter and if necessary to break into or forcibly enter the premises or place concerned and execute that order.
(3) A police officer in executing an order under subsection (1) shall have all the powers of a police officer acting in the execution of a warrant under section 5, including the powers mentioned in section 6.
(4) The Commissioner of Police may apply to a magistrate for an order that a person who has failed to comply with an order made against him under subsection (1) shall pay any expenses reasonably incurred by a police officer in the execution of the order under this section and the magistrate may make an order for such payment.

13. Procedure in relation to removal or effacement
(1) Before making an order to remove or efface any child pornography under section 12 the magistrate shall, unless he is satisfied that the owner or occupier of the building or other structure mentioned in that section cannot for any reason be found or ascertained, issue a summons to him to appear on a day specified in the summons to show cause why an order should not be made to remove or efface that child pornography.
(2) In addition to the person mentioned in subsection (1), any other person being the owner, producer or manufacturer of the child pornography mentioned in section 12(1) may appear before the magistrate on the day specified in the summons to show cause why the order to remove or efface that child pornography should not be made.
(3) Section 11(4) and (5) shall apply in relation to an order to remove or efface child pornography under section 12 as they apply in relation to an order for forfeiture under section 10.

### Chemical Weapons (Convention) Ordinance 《化學武器(公約)條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 1 of 2023)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Chemical Weapons (Convention) Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2023)

### Chemical Weapons (Convention) Ordinance 《化學武器(公約)條例》

3. Power of Commissioner to appoint authorized officers
The Commissioner may authorize in writing—
(a) any public officer employed in the Customs and Excise Department in the Trade Controls Officer Grade;
(b) any police officer of the rank of inspector or above;
(c) any police officer who for the time being is a member of that part of the police force known as the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau,
to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer by this Ordinance.

4. Power of Director to appoint public officers to exercise powers and perform duties conferred or imposed on the Director by this Ordinance
The Director may authorize in writing any public officer employed in the Trade and Industry Department in the Trade Officer Grade, or any public officer acting in the capacity of Principal Trade Officer in the Trade and Industry Department, to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on the Director by this Ordinance.

5. Use, etc., of chemical weapons
No person shall—
(a) use a chemical weapon;
(b) develop or produce a chemical weapon;
(c) acquire, stockpile or retain a chemical weapon;
(d) participate (whether directly or indirectly) in the transfer of a chemical weapon;
(e) engage in military preparations, or in preparations of a military nature, intending to use a chemical weapon; or
(f) assist, encourage or induce, in any way, anyone to engage in any activity prohibited under this section.
[cf. 1996 c. 6 s. 2(1) U.K

6. Application of section 5
(1) Section 5 applies to—
(a) acts done in Hong Kong; and
(b) acts done outside Hong Kong by Chinese nationals who are Hong Kong permanent residents.
(2) Proceedings for an offence committed under section 5 where subsection (1)(b) is applicable may be taken, and the offence may for incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in Hong Kong.
[cf. 1996 c. 6 s. 3(1), (2) & (5) U.K.

7. Notification of finding of article believed to be chemical weapon
(1) Where a person finds an article that the person reasonably believes may be a chemical weapon, the person shall, except in the exercise of any of the duties conferred on him under this Ordinance, as soon as is practicable notify a member of the Customs and Excise Service, an authorized officer or a police officer of the finding, and of the whereabouts, of the article.
(2) A member of the Customs and Excise Service, an authorized officer or a police officer notified under subsection (1) shall as soon as is practicable notify the Commissioner of the matter of which the member or officer has been so notified.
[cf. Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994, s. 13, Commonwealth of Australia

### Chemical Weapons (Convention) Ordinance 《化學武器(公約)條例》

8. When permit is required
(1) The operator of a facility requires a permit to operate the facility during a particular year if—
(a) Schedule 1 chemicals (other than excluded Schedule 1 chemicals) are likely to be produced, acquired, retained or used at, or transferred from, the facility during the year;
(b) an amount of a Schedule 2 chemical exceeding, in the aggregate, the Schedule 2 permit threshold for that chemical is likely to be produced, processed or consumed at a plant comprising, or comprising part of, the facility during the year; or
(c) an amount of a Schedule 3 chemical exceeding, in the aggregate, 30 tonnes of that chemical is likely to be produced at a plant comprising, or comprising part of, the facility during the year.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), Schedule 1 chemicals are excluded chemicals in relation to a facility and to a year if—
(a) the total amount of those chemicals likely to be acquired, retained or used at, or transferred from, the facility during the year does not exceed 100 grams;
(b) the Schedule 1 chemicals will not be produced at the facility during that year; and
(c) the Schedule 1 chemicals are intended only to be put to research, medical or pharmaceutical purposes.
(3) A reference in this section to a year during which chemicals will be produced, acquired, retained or otherwise dealt with (however that dealing is described) includes a reference to a year that occurs in part before the day on which this section commences*.
[cf. Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994, s. 16, Commonwealth of Australia

9. Application for permit
An application for a permit shall be made in the specified form to the Director and accompanied by the fee specified in Schedule 4.