FIREWORKS (SPECIAL PERMITS) REGULATIONS

FIREWORKS (SPECIAL PERMITS) REGULATIONS

SUMMARY OFFENCES.

FIREWORKS (SPECIAL PERMITS) REGULATIONS.

(Cap. 228, section 36).
(Ordinance No. 40 Of 1932).

[3rd November, 1950]

1. These, regulations may be cited as the Fireworks
(Special Permits) Regulations.

2. These regulations apply to special permits and are
without prejudice to and shall not apply to any general
permit issued by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs by public
notification.

3. (1) The issuing authorities for permits to discharge
fireworks shall be as follows---
(a) for Hong Kong,
Kowloon and New
Kowloon ...........the Secretary for Chinese
...................Affairs.
(b) for those portions of
the waters of the
Colony which are
defined in Table (O) of
the Regulations made
under the Merchant
Shipping Ordinance,
No. 10 of 1899 ....the Director of Marine.
(c) for the New Terri-
tories (excluding New
Kowloon) and the
wafers thereof ....the District Commissioner,
...................New Territories.

(2) The issue of a permit shall be at the absolute
discretion of the issuing authority.

4. The fees for permits to discharge fireworks shall be
as follows-

(a) permits to discharge fireworks at or alongside
a restaurant, hotel or place of entertainment. $20;





(b) permits to discharge fireworks elsewhere than
at or alongside a restaurant, hotel or place of
entertainment ..................$ 5.

5. A permit must be shown on demand to any police
officer and to any authorized representative of the issuing
authority.

6. When a permit to discharge fireworks is issued it
shall be lawful for the issuing authority to stipulate condi-
tions governing the place, time, manner and duration of
such discharge and any other conditions whatsoever in his
absolute discretion.

7. Ihe owner and occupier of any premises and the
licensee of any.restaurant shall ensure that no fireworks are
discharged at or alongside those premises without a permit
and that all the conditions laid down in such permit are duly
observed.

8. Any person who acts in contravention of regulation
5 or 7, or who commits a breach of any condition stipulated
under regulation 6, shall, be liable to a fine of five hundred
dollars.
G.N.A. 241/50. Citation. Application. Issuing authorities. Permit fees. [r. 4 cont.] Production of permits. Conditions. Responsibility of owner and occupier. Penalty.

G.N.A. 241/50. Citation. Application. Issuing authorities. Permit fees. [r. 4 cont.] Production of permits. Conditions. Responsibility of owner and occupier. Penalty.

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