### Waste Disposal Ordinance 《廢物處置條例》

12. Occupier of building may remove household waste in certain circumstances
(1) Notwithstanding section 11, it shall not be an offence under that section for an occupier of any building, or any person responsible for the management of any building, to remove household waste from any building if—
(a) the collection authority or any person holding a waste collection licence neglects or fails for a period of 48 hours to remove household waste for any building in respect of which the authority or person provides that service under section 9 or 10; or
(b) no such service for the removal of household waste is provided by a collection authority or a person holding a waste collection licence.
(2) Any waste removed under subsection (1) may be disposed of in any way permitted by law.
(3) Nothing in this section shall derogate from any regulations made under section 15 of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap. 132). (Amended 10 of 1986 s. 32(1))

13. Collection of trade waste, livestock waste or animal waste and removal of livestock waste and animal waste
(1) If the collection authority is requested by the owner or occupier or person responsible for the management of any building or land to remove any trade waste, livestock waste or animal waste, the collection authority may remove it, and may recover from the person requesting the removal a fee not exceeding the cost of removal and disposal.
(2) The collection authority may by notice served on the owner or occupier or person responsible for the management of any stable, cow-house, pigsty, kennel, poultry farm or similar establishment require the removal from the premises of livestock waste, animal waste, bedding, straw or other waste.
(3) If, where a notice has been served under subsection (2), any person, who is required by the notice to remove any livestock waste, animal waste, bedding, straw or other waste from any premises specified in the notice, fails to comply with that requirement, he commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5 and, in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence to a fine of $10,000 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued. (Amended 28 of 1994 s. 4; E.R. 5 of 2021)
(Amended 58 of 1987 s. 4)

### Waste Disposal Ordinance 《廢物處置條例》

14. Property in collected waste, etc.
All household waste, street waste, trade waste, livestock waste, animal waste and any matter obtained from the cleansing and emptying of pail latrines and the desludging of aqua privies and septic tanks, collected by the collection authority in the operation of any service provided under section 9 or section 13 or collected by a person licensed by a collection authority under section 10 shall be the property of the Government and may be sold or disposed of by the collection authority in a manner that authority thinks fit.
(Amended L.N. 67 of 1985; 8 of 1986 s. 8; 58 of 1987 s. 5; 78 of 1999 s. 7)

15. Prohibiting livestock
(1) No person (other than an exempt person) shall keep livestock in or on any premises in a livestock waste prohibition area specified in the second column of the First Schedule after the relevant date specified opposite thereto in the third column thereof.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable—
(a) for a first offence, to a fine at level 6; or (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)
(b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine of $200,000; and
(c) in addition, if the offence is a continuing one, to a fine of $5,000 for each day on which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued. (Amended 28 of 1994 s. 5)

15A. Livestock waste controls
(1) No person (other than an exempt person) shall keep livestock in or on any premises in a livestock waste control area specified in the second column of the Second Schedule after the relevant date specified opposite thereto in the third column thereof unless that person complies with regulations made under section 33 in relation to the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of livestock waste generated or produced in or on livestock premises.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5 and, in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence to a fine of $5,000 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued. (Amended 28 of 1994 s. 6; E.R. 5 of 2021)

### Waste Disposal Ordinance 《廢物處置條例》

15AA. Livestock waste restriction area
(1) No person (other than an exempt person) shall keep livestock in or on any premises in a livestock waste restriction area specified in column 2 of the Fifth Schedule after the relevant date specified opposite thereto in column 3 thereof unless—
(a) he is authorized in writing so to do by the Director; or
(b) he holds a valid licence so to do issued by the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation under the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance (Cap. 139), (Amended L.N. 331 of 1999)
and he complies with regulations made under section 33 in relation to the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of livestock waste generated or produced in or on livestock premises.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 6 and, in addition, if the offence is a continuing offence to a fine of $5,000 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)
(Added 28 of 1994 s. 7)

15B. Compensation for seizure of livestock
(1) Where any livestock is seized—
(a) in respect of an alleged contravention of section 15A(1) or 15AA and no person is subsequently convicted of an offence under that section in relation to that livestock; or (Amended 28 of 1994 s. 8; 80 of 1997 s. 102)
(b) in contravention of section 15E(1),
and whether or not such livestock is subsequently released to the owner of the livestock or the livestock keeper (other than the owner) on the order of a magistrate or otherwise, the owner or person in lawful possession of that livestock may within 6 months of such seizure or later criminal proceedings (if any) apply to the District Court or the Court of First Instance for compensation for any loss arising out of the seizure, which loss shall be recoverable as a civil debt due from the Government, and such application may be begun by motion. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(2) An award of compensation under subsection (1) shall be an award of such sum, if any, as is just and equitable in all the circumstances of the case, including the conduct and comparative blameworthiness of—
(a) the owner of the livestock;
(b) the livestock keeper (other than the owner);
(c) the person in charge of the livestock premises in or on which the livestock was kept at the time of seizure; and
(d) the Director and any authorized officers concerned.