### Consumer Council Ordinance 《消費者委員會條例》

5. Powers of Council
(1) The Council may do such things as are reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out its functions.
(2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the Council may in carrying out its functions—
(a) acquire, hold and dispose of all kinds of property movable and immovable and in any manner which it thinks fit;
(b) enter into any contract;
(c) undertake the testing and examination of goods and services and inspection of immovable property; (Amended 5 of 1992 s. 3)
(d) produce or distribute, by way of sale or otherwise, any publication which is of interest to consumers;
(e) do any thing which it may do under this Ordinance in association or co-operation with any other person or sponsor any other person to do that thing;
(f) charge for the use of any facility or service provided by the Council;
(g) with the prior approval of the Chief Executive, become a member of or affiliate to any international body concerned with consumer matters. (Amended 66 of 2000 s. 3)

### Consumer Council Ordinance 《消費者委員會條例》

6. Membership of Council
(1) The Council shall consist of the following members—
(a) a Chairman who shall be appointed by the Chief Executive for a term not exceeding 2 years;
(b) a Vice-Chairman who shall be appointed by the Chief Executive for a term not exceeding 2 years; and (Replaced 28 of 1985 s. 2)
(c) not more than 20 other persons each of whom shall be appointed by the Chief Executive for a term not exceeding 2 years. (Replaced 28 of 1989 s. 2)
(2) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and any other member appointed under subsection (1)(c) may be reappointed upon expiry of their respective terms of office. (Amended 28 of 1985 s. 2)
(3) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and any other member appointed under subsection (1)(c) may at any time— (Amended 28 of 1985 s. 2)
(a) resign his office by notice to the Chief Executive; or
(b) be removed therefrom by the Chief Executive for permanent incapacity or other sufficient cause,
and upon such resignation or removal the term for which he was appointed shall be deemed to have expired.
(4) Where the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or any other member appointed under subsection (1)(c) is precluded by temporary incapacity or other cause from exercising his functions as such for any period the Chief Executive may appoint another person to act in place of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or other member during such period with all such rights, powers, duties or liabilities as if he had been appointed under subsection (1). (Amended 28 of 1985 s. 2)
(5) (Repealed 28 of 1985 s. 2)(6) Where any question arises under subsection (3) or (4) as to whether any incapacity or cause exists or whether any incapacity is temporary or permanent or any cause sufficient, the decision of the Chief Executive thereon shall be final.
(Amended 66 of 2000 s. 3)

### Consumer Council Ordinance 《消費者委員會條例》

7. Meetings of Council
(1) Meetings of the Council shall be held at such times and places as the Council, the Chairman or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman may from time to time appoint.
(2) The following procedural provisions shall apply to every meeting of the Council and subject thereto the Council may regulate its own procedure—
(a) at meetings of the Council 11 members shall form a quorum; (Replaced 28 of 1989 s. 3. Amended 5 of 1992 s. 4)
(b) the Chairman or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman shall preside or, if both are absent or disqualified under section 9(c), the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside;
(c) every question shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting thereon;
(d) in the event of an equality of votes the member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his ordinary vote.
(Amended 28 of 1985 s. 3)

8. Committees
(1) The Council may appoint committees and may delegate to them the exercise and performance of any of its powers and functions except this power of delegation.
(2) Persons who are not members of the Council are eligible for appointment to committees.
(3) Subject to the terms of any delegation by the Council, every committee—
(a) may exercise and perform the delegated powers and functions with the same effect as if it were the Council itself;
(b) shall be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation in the absence of proof to the contrary;
(c) may regulate its own procedure.

9. Disclosure of member’s interest
If a member of the Council, or of any committee of the Council, has a direct or indirect commercial interest in any matter under discussion at a meeting of the Council or of the committee, being an interest greater than that which he has as a member of the general public, the following provisions shall apply—
(a) he shall disclose the nature of his interest at the meeting;
(b) the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes;
(c) where the disclosure is made by the member presiding, he shall vacate the chair during the discussion;
(d) the member (including one who has vacated the chair under paragraph (c)) shall, if so required by the member presiding, withdraw from the meeting during the discussion and shall not in any case, except as otherwise determined by the member presiding, vote on any resolution concerning the matter or be counted for the purpose of establishing the existence of a quorum.