CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES REGULATIONS

CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES REGULATIONS

CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES
REGULATIONS

(Cap. 390, section 46)

[1 September 1987.]

1. These regulations may be cited as the Control of Obscene
and Indecent Articles Regulations.

2. A fee specified in an item in the Schedule shall be payable
to the Registrar in respect of the matter specified in that item.

3. The Registrar may waive in whole or in part any fee
specificed in-

(a)item 1, 2 or 3 of the Schedule where he is of the opinion
that the article to which the fee relates has educational or
scientific or other benefit to the public or any part of the
public;

(b)item 1 of the Schedule where the application to which the
fee relates is one of 2 or more applications received by the
Registrar at one time from one person;

(e)item 2 of the Schedule where the notice to which the fee
relates is one of 2 or more notices received by the Registrar
at one time from one person;

(d)item 3 of the Schedule where the request to which the fee
relates is one of 2 or more requests received by the
Registrar at one time from one person; and

(e)item 4 or 6 of the Schedule where he is of the opinion th at
the purpose for which the search to which the fee relates is
made has educational or scientific or other benefit to the
public or any part of the public,

and, in each case where the Registrar waives such a fee, he shall
record in writing the reason therefor.

4. An adjudicator shall be paid-

(a) a fee of $800 for every day on which he serves as a member
of the Tribunal for not less than half a day; and

(b) a fee of $400 for every day on which he serves as a member
of the Tribunal for less than half a day.

5. A notice of classification required in respect of any article
by section 18(1) of the Ordinance shall-

(a) be in writing in English and Chinese;





(b) state-

(i) the title and description of the article;

(ii) the classification of the article and the date on which
that classification took effect; and

(iii) any conditions imposed under section 8(2)(c) of the
Ordinance;

(c) in the case of a Class II article, state in full the provisions of
sections 22, 24 and 27 of the Ordinance, for which purpose
copies of those sections may be attached to the notice; and

(d)be given not later than the time of publication of a third copy
of the article to the person to whom the notice is required by
section 18(1) of the Ordinance to be given.

SCHEDULE [regs. 2 & 3.]

FEES

Item Description Fee

1 Application under section 13(1) of the Ordinance for classifica-
tion by a Tribunal of an article ....1,000
2. Notice under section 15(1) of the Ordinance to require a
Tribunal to review at a full hearing the interim classification of
an article (except where such notice is given by a person referred
to in section 13(2) of the Ordinance) 500
3. Request under section 17(1) of the Ordinance to a Tribunal to
reconsider the classification of an article (except where such
request is made by a person referred to in section 13(2) of the
Ordinance) ..........................1,000
4. Search of register of notices kept by Registrar under section
19(4) of the Ordinance ..............15
5. Copy or extract from register of notices kept by Registrar under
section 19(4) of the Ordinance, per notice 65
6. Search of repository of articles kept by Registrar under section
20(1) of the Ordinance ..............200
L.N. 275/87. Citation. Fees. Schedule. Waiver of fees. Schedule. Fees payable to adjudicators. Manner of giving notice under section 18.

L.N. 275/87. Citation. Fees. Schedule. Waiver of fees. Schedule. Fees payable to adjudicators. Manner of giving notice under section 18.

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