香港法例/HK1111 空氣污染管制(火爐、烘爐及煙囪)(安裝及更改)規 例

" (b) to summon a person to attend the inquiry either as the person whose conduct is the subject of the inquiry or to give evidence or produce any document or other thing in his possession and to examine him as a witness or require him to produce any document or other thing in his possession, subject to all lawful exceptions;"

(c) to admit or exclude the public or any member of the public from the inquiry;

(d) to admit or exclude the press from the inquiry;

(e) to order the inspection of any premises or ship not used solely for dwelling purpose;

(g) to award any person summoned to attend the inquiry as a witness an amount which in the opinion of the Administration Committee has been reasonably expended by him in connection with his attendance.

(2) The Chairman shall sign summonses to witnesses.

" (3) No person is required to answer a question or produce a document or other thing which, in the opinion of the Administration Committee, may tend to incriminate him."

" (4) A witness is, in respect of evidence given by him before the Administration Committee, entitled to the same immunities and privileges to which he would be entitled as if he were giving evidence in court."

(a) having been summoned by the Administration Committee to attend as a witness or to produce a document or other thing under this section without reasonable excuse refuses or fails to do so;

" (b) attends as a witness before the Administration Committee and, without lawful excuse, refuses or fails to answer a question put to him by the Administration Committee;"

" (c) fraudulently obtains registration as a registered asbestos consultant, contractor, supervisor or laboratory for himself or any other person;"

" (d) obtains registration as a registered asbestos consultant, contractor, supervisor or laboratory for himself or any other person by means of any misleading, false or fraudulent representation or statement, either orally or in writing,"

" (1) The owner of premises which contain or may reasonably be suspected of containing asbestos containing material shall engage a registered asbestos consultant to carry out an investigation on any asbestos containing material which may be in the premises and submit an asbestos investigation report in accordance with section 70 and, if asbestos containing material is found in the premises, an asbestos abatement plan in accordance with section 71 at least 28 days before he carries out any intended asbestos abatement work or work which involves the use or handling of any asbestos containing material."

(2) An owner is not required to submit an asbestos investigation report or an asbestos abatement plan under subsection (1) if the asbestos abatement work or work involving the use or handling of asbestos containing material is of a class specified by the Secretary.

(3) The Secretary shall publish notice in the Gazette of a class of work specified under subsection (2).

" (4) The owner of premises specified by the Authority shall, unless the premises have been certified in writing by the Director of Architectural Services or a public officer authorized by the Secretary as being free of asbestos containing material, engage a registered asbestos consultant to carry out an investigation on any asbestos containing material which may be present in the premises."

" (b) constructed for a purpose,that would make them premises specified by the Authority under subsection (4)-"

(i) the owner of the premises shall comply with; and

" (ii) the premises are deemed to be premises specified by the Authority under,that subsection."

(6) The Secretary shall publish notice of the specification of premises under subsection (4) in the Gazette.

(7) The owner of premises specified under subsection (4) shall submit an asbestos investigation report in accordance with section 70 to the Authority before the date stated in the notice specifying the premises.

" (8) If the registered asbestos consultant finds the presence of asbestos containing material in premises specified under subsection (4), the owner of the premises shall submit to the Authority an asbestos management plan in accordance with section 71 and an asbestos investigation report both prepared by the registered asbestos consultant."

" (c) fails to submit an asbestos management plan contrary to subsection (8),commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $200000 and to a further fine of $5000 for each day during the whole or part of which the court is satisfied that the offence has continued."

A registered asbestos consultant shall sign an asbestos investigation report on premises or a ship when required under this Ordinance and the report shall include details of-