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HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONTROL ORDINANCE “Director” (署長) means the Director of Environmental Protection;

“export” (出口), in relation to a scheduled chemical, means to take the chemical, or cause the chemical to be taken, out of Hong Kong by air, land or water;

“hazardous chemical” (有毒化學品) means any chemical that—
 * (a) is not a pesticide; and
 * (b) has potentially harmful or adverse effect on human health or the environment,

including any such chemical that is subject to the regulation of the Rotterdam Convention or the Stockholm Convention;

“import” (進口), in relation to a scheduled chemical, means to bring the chemical, or cause the chemical to be brought, into Hong Kong by air, land or water;

“notice of cancellation” (取消通知) means a notice referred to in section 19;

“part” (部分), in relation to any thing, means any part of that thing, whether or not that part is a constituent element of that thing;

“permit” (許可證) means a permit issued or renewed under section 10;

“permit holder” (許可證持有人), where the context requires, includes a holder of a permit which—
 * (a) has been or is to be cancelled or suspended under section 19 or 27; or
 * (b) has been or is to be partially cancelled or suspended under section 31;

“pesticide” (除害劑) means a pesticide as defined in section 2 of the Pesticides Ordinance (Cap. 133);

“premises” (處所) includes any place and in particular includes any aircraft, vehicle or vessel;

“prescribed fee” (訂明費用), in relation to any matter, means the fee payable under this Ordinance in relation to that matter and prescribed by any regulation made under section 46;

“Rotterdam Convention” (《鹿特丹公約》) means the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade adopted on 10 September 1998 as amended from time to time and as applied to Hong Kong;

“scheduled chemical” (受管制化學品) means a Type 1 chemical or Type 2 chemical;

“Secretary” (局長) means the Secretary for the Environment;

“Stockholm Convention” (《斯德哥爾摩公約》) means the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants adopted on 22 May 2001 as amended from time to time and as applied to Hong Kong;

“thing” (物品) includes a substance;

“Type 1 chemical” (第 1 類化學品) means a hazardous chemical specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1;