- (a) in the case where the Appeal Board remains duly constituted according to section 15(2) without the participation of any new or acting member, the Appeal Board may continue the hearing despite the change;
- (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply and every party to the appeal consents, the Appeal Board may continue the hearing after reconstitution; or
- (c) in any other case, the Appeal Board shall start the hearing afresh after reconstitution.
(6) Any party to an appeal may be represented by a legal representative in the proceedings before the Appeal Board.
(7) The Chairman may, before an appeal is determined, refer a question of law to the Court of Appeal by way of case stated.
(8) In addition to the other powers of the Court of Appeal in hearing a case stated, the Court of Appeal may amend the case or order it to be sent back to the Chairman for amendment.
PART 3
Plastic Shopping Bags
Division 1—Interpretation
17. Interpretation of Part 3
(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
“certificate of registration” (登記證明書) means a certificate of registration issued under section 22(1);
“levy” (徵費) means a levy mentioned in section 18(3);
“prescribed retailer” (訂明零售商) means a retailer to which this Part applies according to section 19(1);
“qualified retail outlet” (合資格零售店) has the meaning given by section 1(2) of Schedule 4;
“registered retail outlet” (登記零售店) has the meaning given by subsection (2);
“registered retailer” (登記零售商) means a person who made an application for
registration under section 19(2) that has been approved under section 19(6);
“regulation” (《規例》) means any regulation made under section 29.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a retail outlet is and remains as a registered retail outlet of a retailer if—
- (a) it has been a qualified retail outlet in respect of which the retailer has applied for registration under section 19(2);
- (b) that application has been approved under section 19(6); and
