### Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance 《石油(保存及管制)條例》

8. Transport
(1) The Chief Executive in Council may by order regulate the use of vehicles on roads and the use of aircraft, vessels, trains and trams. (Amended 61 of 2000 s. 3)
(2) An order made under subsection (1) may in particular—
(a) determine the routes to be followed by any particular class of vehicles proceeding on roads, either generally or in such circumstances as may be specified in the order;
(b) prohibit or regulate the use of vehicles or any class of vehicles on roads or the use by vehicles of specified roads or classes of roads, either generally or in such circumstances as may be specified in the order; or
(c) require persons or goods to be carried to and from places specified in the order.
(3) Without prejudice to the power conferred by subsection (1) the Director or an authorized officer may give to any person carrying on the business of operating public passenger transport vehicles, trams or a ferry directions regulating the use of such vehicles, trams or ferry and the services provided by such vehicles, trams or ferry.
(4) Directions given under subsection (3) may in particular—
(a) determine the routes to be followed by public passenger transport vehicles, or any class thereof, or by any ferry vessel, or class thereof;
(b) prohibit or regulate the use of public passenger transport vehicles or ferry vessels, or any class thereof, or trams, either generally or in such circumstances as may be specified in the directions;
(c) require persons to be carried to and from places specified in the directions; or
(d) prohibit the carriage of persons to and from places specified in the directions.
(5) A person carrying on the business of operating public passenger transport vehicles, trams or a ferry under or in accordance with any enactment, licence or franchise may disregard or otherwise breach any obligation imposed on him by or under such enactment, licence or franchise to provide services for the transport of passengers so long as, in so doing he is acting under and in accordance with any order made or direction given to him under this section.
(6) Any order made under subsection (1) may provide that a contravention or breach thereof shall be an offence and shall be punishable by such fine not exceeding level 5 or by such term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year as may be specified in the order or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Amended E.R. 1 of 2023)
(7) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any direction given to him under subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year. (Amended E.R. 1 of 2023)

### Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance 《石油(保存及管制)條例》

9. Requisitioning of oil
(1) The Director may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient for conserving and making the best use of supplies of oil in Hong Kong, requisition any stock of oil and may give such directions as appear to him to be necessary or expedient in connexion with the requisition.
(2) Where the Director requisitions any stock of oil under this section, the Director may use or deal with, or authorize the use of, or dealing with, the oil for such purpose and in such manner as he thinks expedient for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) and may hold, or sell or otherwise dispose of, the oil as if he were the owner thereof and as if the oil were free from the rights of any other person.
(3) Where any stock of oil is requisitioned under this section, there shall be paid to the owner of the oil, and to any other person interested in the oil who suffers damage owing to the requisition, such compensation as may be agreed or as may, in default of agreement, be determined by arbitration to be just having regard to all the circumstances of the particular case.
(4) Any compensation payable under this section shall be paid from the general revenue of Hong Kong.

### Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance 《石油(保存及管制)條例》

11. Power of arrest of authorized officers
(1) Any authorized officer may, subject to subsection (2), arrest or detain for further inquiries without warrant any person whom he reasonably suspects of having committed any offence under this Ordinance or under any order made or direction given under this Ordinance.
(2) Any authorized officer who arrests any person under subsection (1) shall take the person to a police station, or first to any office of the Director and then to a police station, there to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232):
Provided that in no case shall any person be detained for more than 48 hours without being charged and brought before a magistrate.
(3) If any person forcibly resists or attempts to evade arrest under this section, the authorized officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest.
(4) If any authorized officer has reason to believe that a person whom he intends to arrest (hereinafter in this section referred to as the suspected offender

12. Ancillary powers of investigation
Any authorized officer may—
(a) use such force as is reasonably necessary to enter any place or premises which he is empowered by this Ordinance to enter and search;
(b) use such force as is reasonably necessary to stop, board, detain and search any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, train or tram which he is empowered by this Ordinance to stop, board, detain and search;
(c) use such force as is reasonably necessary to remove any person or thing obstructing him in the exercise of any power conferred on him by this Ordinance or any order made thereunder;
(d) detain any person found in any premises or place which he is empowered by this Ordinance to search until such premises or place has been searched; and
(e) prevent any person from approaching, boarding or leaving any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, train or tram which he is empowered by this Ordinance to stop, board and search until it has been searched.

13. Obstruction of authorized officers
(1) Any person who—
(a) obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed on authorized officers by this Ordinance; or
(b) fails to comply with any requirement, direction or demand given or made by an authorized officer in the exercise or performance of any such power or duty,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any person who knowingly makes a report which is false in a material particular, or furnishes any information which is false or misleading in a material particular, to the Director or to any authorized officer in the performance of his duties under this Ordinance commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended E.R. 1 of 2023)

### Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance 《石油(保存及管制)條例》

14. Provisions as to order and directions
Any power of giving directions conferred by any provision of this Ordinance may be exercised by means of an order applicable to all persons to whom directions may be given under that provision, or to such of them as fall within any class or description specified in the order.

15. Director and authorized officers to be subject to Chief Executive’s directions
(1) The Chief Executive may give such directions as he thinks fit, either generally or in any particular case, with respect to the exercise or performance by the Director or any authorized officer of any powers or functions under this Ordinance or any order made thereunder.
(2) The Director and every authorized officer shall, in the exercise or performance of any power or functions under this Ordinance, comply with any directions given by the Chief Executive under subsection (1).
(Amended 61 of 2000 s. 3)

16. Power to change Hong Kong Time
For the purpose of conserving oil, the Legislative Council may by resolution determine that for the whole or part of a year or for any period, Hong Kong Time shall be such period in advance of Universal Standard Time as shall be specified in the resolution.
(Amended 61 of 2000 s. 3)