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HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONTROL ORDINANCE (3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

17. Director to issue permits with conditions varied

(1) If the conditions of a permit are varied under section 13(1), the Director shall issue a permit, with its conditions varied, to the permit holder.

(2) The Director may refuse to issue a permit under subsection (1) to a permit holder if the permit holder fails to return the permit required to be returned under section 16.

(3) A permit issued under subsection (1) is to be regarded as a permit issued under section 10(1). Offences regarding contravention of permit conditions 18. Offences regarding contravention of permit conditions

A permit holder who contravenes a condition of his permit that falls within the description of section 11(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months. PART 4 Cancellation of permits 19. Power of Director to cancel permits

(1) The Director may cancel a permit if—
 * (a) the permit holder contravenes any provision of this Ordinance;
 * (b) the permit holder contravenes any condition of the permit; or
 * (c) the cancellation appears to the Director to be necessary for the protection of public health or the environment.

(2) If the Director decides to cancel a permit, he shall, by notice in writing served on the permit holder, inform the permit holder of his decision and the reasons for his decision.