### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

43. Proceedings before the Appeal Board
(1) The Chairman of the Appeal Board shall notify the appellant of the time and place of the hearing of the appeal.
(2) The parties to an appeal may be present at the hearing of the appeal and make representations either in person or by counsel or solicitor or, with the consent of the Appeal Board, by some other person.
(3) A counsel, solicitor or legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87) may be present at any hearing to advise the Chairman on any legal matter.

44. Powers of Appeal Board and Chairman
(1) For the purpose of hearing an appeal to which this Ordinance applies the Appeal Board may—
(a) receive and consider such evidence as it considers relevant whether or not it would be admissible in evidence in a court of law;
(b) require evidence to be given on oath or affirmation and orally or in writing;
(c) by notice in writing signed by the Chairman and served on the person to whom it is addressed, require that person to attend and give evidence at the hearing of the appeal, and to produce such record, document or other thing in that person’s custody or under his control relating to the subject matter of the appeal as may be specified in the notice;
(d) require such person to answer all questions put to him by or with the consent of the Appeal Board;
(e) exercise such other powers as may be necessary or ancillary to the carrying out of its functions under this Ordinance.
(2) Subject to any regulations referred to in section 51(1)(u) the Appeal Board may determine the procedure for the hearing of appeals.
(3) The Appeal Board and its members, and witnesses, counsel and any solicitor, and any other person who is a party to or who otherwise has an interest in the proceedings shall have the same privileges and immunities in respect of the hearing of an appeal under this Part as they would have in proceedings before the Court of First Instance. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(4) Any person who refuses or fails—
(a) to take any oath or make an affirmation when required to do so by the Appeal Board;
(b) to attend and give evidence when required to do so by the Appeal Board;
(c) to produce any record, document or other thing he is required by the Appeal Board to produce;
(d) to answer truthfully and fully questions put to him by or with the consent of the Appeal Board,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)
(5) The Chairman at the hearing of the appeal may administer an oath or affirmation to any person.

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

45. Decision of Appeal Board
(1) The Appeal Board may confirm, vary or reverse or revoke the direction, refusal, increase, condition, decision or determination against which the appeal is made.
(2) The decision of the Appeal Board shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.

46. Proof of vaccination
(1) Where the keeper of an animal is unable to produce evidence of the vaccination of that animal against rabies the animal shall be deemed, until the contrary is proved, not to be so vaccinated.
(2) In any proceedings under this Ordinance, the burden of proof that an animal has been duly vaccinated against rabies shall be on the keeper of the animal.

47. Exemptions
(1) The Director may exempt a person or class of persons or an animal or class, genus or species of animal from the application of any or all of the provisions of this Ordinance generally or for any purpose or by reference to any circumstances, where he is satisfied that public or animal health will not be endangered by such exemption.
(2) An exemption under subsection (1) may be granted subject to such conditions as the Director considers necessary to ensure that public or animal health is not endangered.
(3) Notice of any exemption granted under subsection (1) may be published in the Gazette.
(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a condition of an exemption granted under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)

48. Amendment of Schedules
The Chief Executive may by order published in the Gazette amend the Schedules.
(Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

49. Compensation
(1) Subject to subsection (2) where an animal has been destroyed under this Ordinance and it is established to the satisfaction of the Director that the animal was not affected with rabies at the date of its destruction, there shall be payable in respect of such animal out of money appropriated by the Legislative Council for the purpose, to the keeper of the animal compensation equal to the market value of the animal immediately before it was destroyed as determined by the Director.
(2) No compensation is payable under this section where the keeper of the animal concerned has with respect to the animal—
(a) failed to comply with any provision of this Ordinance;
(b) failed to comply with any direction or requirement given to or imposed on him by the Director or an authorized officer pursuant to this Ordinance; or
(c) caused, suffered or permitted any contravention of this Ordinance,
prior to its destruction.
(3) No compensation is payable by the Government in respect of the seizure, detention or forfeiture of an animal or thing under this Ordinance.

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

50. Giving of directions, etc.
A direction, requirement or notice that is to be given to or imposed on a person in writing under this Ordinance may be given or imposed by—
(a) delivering it personally to the person; or
(b) leaving it, or sending it by post in a letter addressed to the person at his usual or last known place of residence.

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

52. Transitional
Where immediately before the date of the commencement* of this Ordinance a dog or cat is detained under the Dogs and Cats Ordinance (Cap. 167) the provisions of that Ordinance in force at that date relating to the detention shall continue to apply thereto as if this Ordinance had not been enacted.
Editorial Note:* Commencement date: 1 July 1994.

57. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 7 of 2020)

### Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance 《香港醫學專科學院條例》

1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 4 of 2021)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance.
(2)-(3) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2014)

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Academy