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164. Fees

(1) The Commission may charge a fee for—
 * (a) the making of an application to the Commission under this Ordinance; and
 * (b) the provision of any service.

(2) The Chief Executive may make regulations prescribing the amount of the fees chargeable under this section.

(3) The amount of any fee that may be prescribed in a regulation made under subsection (2) is not limited by reference to the amount of administrative or other costs incurred or likely to be incurred in relation to the application or service to which the fee relates.

(4) A regulation made under this section may provide for—
 * (a) the amount of any fee to be charged by reference to a scale set out in the regulation;
 * (b) the payment of different fees by different persons or different classes or descriptions of person;
 * (c) fees that are to be paid annually or at other intervals; and
 * (d) the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of any fee, either upon the happening of a certain event or in the discretion of the Commission.

(5) The Commission may recover any fee payable under this section as a civil debt due to the Commission.

165. Personal immunity of public officers

(1) A public officer is not personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done by the public officer in good faith in the performance of a function or purported performance of a function under this Ordinance.

(2) The protection conferred by subsection (1) does not affect any liability of the Government for the act or omission. Division 2—Service of Documents 166. Service of documents on Commission

(1) A notice or other document required to be served on the Commission under this Ordinance may be served—
 * (a) by sending it by post to the offices of the Commission;
 * (b) by leaving it at the offices of the Commission;
 * (c) by sending it by facsimile transmission to the facsimile number of the Commission;