### Protection of the Harbour Ordinance 《保護海港條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
reclamation (填海) means any works carried out or intended to be carried out for the purpose of forming land from the sea-bed or foreshore; (Replaced 9 of 1998 s. 3)
relevant Ordinance (有關條例) means—
(a) the Foreshore and Sea-bed (Reclamations) Ordinance (Cap. 127);
(b) the Cross-Harbour Tunnel Ordinance (Cap. 203);*
(c) the Eastern Harbour Crossing Ordinance (Cap. 215);△
(d) the Mass Transit Railway (Land Resumption and Related Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 276);
(e) the Roads (Works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance (Cap. 370);
(f) the Western Harbour Crossing Ordinance (Cap. 436); or
(g) any other Ordinance under which reclamation is authorized or which otherwise provides for reclamation.

(Amended 9 of 1998 s. 3; 75 of 1999 s. 3) Editorial Note:
* Repealed ─ see 44 of 1999 s. 45.
△ Repealed ─ see 7 of 2016 s. 19.

3. Presumption against reclamation in the harbour
(Amended 9 of 1998 s. 4)(1) The harbour is to be protected and preserved as a special public asset and a natural heritage of Hong Kong people, and for that purpose there shall be a presumption against reclamation in the harbour. (Amended 75 of 1999 s. 4)
(2) All public officers and public bodies shall have regard to the principle stated in subsection (1) for guidance in the exercise of any powers vested in them.

4. Transitional
(1) This Ordinance does not apply to any reclamation authorized under a relevant Ordinance before the commencement of this Ordinance. (Amended 75 of 1999 s. 5)
(2) The Protection of the Harbour (Amendment) Ordinance 1999 (75 of 1999) (the Amendment Ordinance) does not apply to any reclamation authorized under a relevant Ordinance before the commencement of the Amendment Ordinance. (Added 75 of 1999 s. 5)

### Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance 《獸醫註冊條例》

1. Short title
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2012)

### Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance 《獸醫註冊條例》

3. Establishment of the Board
(1) A board is established with the name “Veterinary Surgeons Board” in English and “獸醫管理局” in Chinese.
(2) The Board has the purposes and powers that are conferred on it by or under this Ordinance.
(Replaced 6 of 2015 s. 4)

3A. Membership of the Board
(1) The Board is to consist of the following persons—
(a) a Chairperson to be appointed by the Secretary for Environment and Ecology;
(b) 12 members to be appointed by the Secretary for Environment and Ecology;
(c) 6 members, who are registered veterinary surgeons, to be elected in an election.
(2) Of the 12 members referred to in subsection (1)(b)—
(a) 6 members must be registered veterinary surgeons;
(b) 1 member must be a medical and health professional; and
(c) 5 members must be lay persons who, in the opinion of the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, represent the interests of persons utilizing veterinary services.
(Added 6 of 2015 s. 5. Amended L.N. 144 of 2022)

3B. Notification of appointments and declaration of election results
(1) As soon as practicable after the appointment of the Chairperson or an appointed member, the Secretary is to arrange to be notified in the Gazette—
(a) the appointment;
(b) the term of office of the Chairperson or appointed member; and
(c) the commencement date of the term.
(2) As soon as practicable after a qualified candidate is declared under the Election Regulation to be elected as an elected member in an election, the Secretary is to arrange the declaration to be notified in the Gazette.
(Added 6 of 2015 s. 5)

3C. Term of office of Chairperson
(1) The Chairperson may be appointed for a term not exceeding 3 years.
(2) If the office of the Chairperson becomes vacant under section 2B(3) of Schedule 1 before the term of office expires, the Secretary for Environment and Ecology may appoint a person to hold that office for the unexpired term. (Amended L.N. 144 of 2022)
(Added 6 of 2015 s. 5)

### Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance 《獸醫註冊條例》

3D. Term of office of appointed members
(1) An appointed member may be appointed for a term not exceeding 3 years.
(2) If the office of an appointed member becomes vacant under section 2C(3) of Schedule 1 before the term of office expires, the Secretary for Environment and Ecology may appoint a person who is of the same category under section 3A(2) as that member to hold that office for the unexpired term. (Amended L.N. 144 of 2022)
(Added 6 of 2015 s. 5)

3E. Term of office of elected members
(1) The term of office of an elected member is 3 years from the first day of the month immediately following the date of the notification under section 3B(2).
(2) If—
(a) the office of an elected member becomes vacant under section 2D(3) of Schedule 1; and
(b) the unexpired term of office at the time the vacancy arises is not less than 9 months,
the Board must, as soon as practicable, hold a by-election under the Election Regulation to elect a qualified candidate to hold that office for the unexpired term.
(Added 6 of 2015 s. 5)

4. Schedule 1 applies to the Board, its members and assessors
(Replaced 6 of 2015 s. 6)(1) Schedule 1 has effect as respects the Board, its members and assessors. (Replaced 6 of 2015 s. 6)
(2) The Secretary for Environment and Ecology may by order amend Schedule 1. (Amended 78 of 1999 s. 7; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; L.N. 144 of 2022)
(3) It is declared that save insofar as is inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, Part VII of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) applies as respects the Board and appointments to the Board. (Amended 6 of 2015 s. 6)