MARINE FISH (MARKETING) ORDINANCE - minor amendment

MARINE FISH (MARKETING) ORDINANCE - minor amendment

CHAPTER 291

MARINE FISH (MARKETING)

1. The Marine Fish (Marketing) Ordinance is amended-

(1) in section 3-

(a)in subsection (1) by repealing---maybe bought or sold
wholesale' and substituting-

may be sold, offered or exposed for sale or possessed
for the purpose of sale, by wholesale,

(b)in subsection (2) by repealing 'shall be liable to a fine of
$1,000 and substituting 'commits an offence and is liable
to a fine of $10,000';

(2) in section 4-

(a)in subsection (1)(b) by repealing 'the Colony' and
substituting 'Hong Kong';

(b)in subsection (2) by repealing '$1,000' and substituting
'$10,000';

(3)in section 5(3) by repealing 'shall be liable to a fine of $1,000'
and substituting 'commits an offence and is liable to a fine of
$10,000';

(4)in section 7(2) by repealing 'shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500' and substituting
'commits an ofrence and is liable to a fine of $5,000';

(5)in sections 9(1) and 13(a) by repealing 'the Colony' and
substituting 'Hong Kong';

(6) in section 15(2) by repealing '$500' and substituting '$5,000'.

2. The Marine Fish (Marketing and Exportation) Regulations are
amended-

(1) in regulation 2-

(a) by repealing paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting-

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), marine fish may,
without a permit, be landed from a vessel only at a
market. (L.N. 72/88)

(b)in paragraph (3) by repealing 'the Colony' and
substituting 'Hong Kong';

(2) in regulation 3-





(a) by repealing 'other than a train';

(b) by renumbering it as paragraph (1); and

(c) by adding the following paragraph-

(2) Except with a permit in writing from the
Director, no marine fish shall be transported in the
waters of Hong Kong in any one vessel other than on
a fishing vessel licensed as a class IV or class VI vessel
under the Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft)
Regulations, or registered in Hong Kong under the
Merchant Shipping Acts, in quantities in excess of
60 kg, whether or not the fish is owned by the same
person. (L.N. 72/88)

(3)in regulation 4G by repealing 'shall be guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000' and
substituting 'commits an offence and is liable to a fine of
$10,000';

(4)in regulation 5 by repealing 'shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and
substituting 'commits an ofrence and is liable to a fine of
$10,000'.
8 of 1988 s. 2. 8 of 1988 s. 3. 8 of 1988 s. 4. 8 of 1988 s. 5. 8 of 1988 s. 6. 8 of 1988 s. 7. L.N. 72 of 1988 (Cap. 281, sub. Leg)

8 of 1988 s. 2. 8 of 1988 s. 3. 8 of 1988 s. 4. 8 of 1988 s. 5. 8 of 1988 s. 6. 8 of 1988 s. 7. L.N. 72 of 1988 (Cap. 281, sub. Leg)

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