HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS CONTROL
ORDINANCE
5. Criteria under Rotterdam Convention or Stockholm Convention be followed when determining whether certain chemical is hazardous chemical
When determining whether a chemical is a hazardous chemical for the purposes of this Ordinance, the criteria to be followed as set out in or required under the Rotterdam Convention or the Stockholm Convention in determining whether a chemical should be subject to the regulation of the Convention are to be taken into account.
PART 2
Regulation of Scheduled Chemicals
6. Restriction on manufacture of scheduled chemicals
(1) Except under and in accordance with a permit, a person shall not manufacture any scheduled chemical.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the chemical was a scheduled chemical.
7. Restriction on export of scheduled chemicals
(1) Except under and in accordance with a permit, a person shall not export any scheduled chemical.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the chemical was a scheduled chemical.
8. Restriction on import of scheduled chemicals
(1) Except under and in accordance with a permit, a person shall not import any scheduled chemical.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
