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PRODUCT ECO-RESPONSIBILITY ORDINANCE PART 2 Division 1—Application 4. Prescribed products to which Part 2 applies

This Part applies in relation to plastic shopping bags. Division 2—Regulations: general powers 5. General provisions as to regulations made under this Ordinance

(1) In this section, “regulation” (規例) means any regulation made under section 29.

(2) A regulation may do all or any of the following—
 * (a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors;
 * (b) make different provisions for different circumstances and provide for a particular case or class of cases;
 * (c) empower the Secretary or Director to grant exemptions from any requirement, either generally or in a particular case;
 * (d) provide for the performance by the Director or an authorized officer of any function under the regulation;
 * (e) authorize any matter or thing to be determined, applied or administered by a specified person or group of persons;
 * (f) prescribe any matter that by this Ordinance is required or permitted to be prescribed by a regulation;
 * (g) provide for such incidental, consequential, evidential, transitional, savings and supplemental provisions as are necessary or expedient for giving full effect to the provisions of this Ordinance;
 * (h) generally provide for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Ordinance.

(3) A regulation may make it an offence for a person to do or omit to do any specified act and may authorize—
 * (a) the imposition of a fine, not exceeding $500,000, for such an offence;