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HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONTROL ORDINANCE :(b) the Director may dispose of it in such manner as he considers appropriate.

(3) In any proceedings for the making of an order under subsection (1), any statement or other indication concerning the nature of any scheduled chemical which is displayed on or affixed in any manner to—
 * (a) the chemical;
 * (b) any thing of which the chemical is a part; or
 * (c) the container used for containing the chemical or that thing, at the time when the chemical or that thing was seized is to be regarded, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, as a true description of the chemical.

(4) This section applies whether or not a person is convicted of an offence under section 6, 7, 8 or 9. PART 6 38. Appointment of authorized officers

The Director may in writing appoint any public officer to be an authorized officer for the purposes of this Ordinance.

39. Director’s power to issue duplicates of permits

(1) If a permit is lost, destroyed or defaced, the Director may, on an application that complies with any regulation made under section 45, and subject to the compliance by the applicant with any other requirement imposed under or by virtue of any such regulation in relation to the application, issue to the permit holder a duplicate permit to replace the original permit.

(2) A duplicate permit has the same effect as the original permit and is to be regarded as having been issued under section 10(1).

(3) On the issue of a duplicate permit, the original permit ceases to be valid.

(4) When making an application for a duplicate permit, the permit holder shall return the original permit to the Director if it is available to him.

(5) The Director may refuse to issue a duplicate permit to the permit holder if he does not return the original permit under subsection (4).

(6) Where the permit holder is not required to return the original permit under subsection (4) because it is not available to him at the time of making the application, if—
 * (a) the original permit becomes available to him at any time after the application is made; and