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(Cap 358 section 46) [1 April 1987] L.N. 90 of 1987 (L.N. 149 of 1986) Cap 358D reg 1 Citation PART I PRELIMINARY (L.N. 324 of 1994) These regulations may be cited as the Water Pollution Control (General) Regulations. (Enacted 1986) Cap 358D reg 2 Interpretation (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "business registration no." (商业登记号码) means the number assigned by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap 310) to any business registration certificate held by the applicant; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "code number" (代码编号) means the number assigned for record purposes by the Authority to any notification or application received by him or to any licence, renewal or variation granted by him; "commercial premises" (商业处所) means premises, not being industrial premises, used for the purpose of commerce or trade; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "discharge point" (排放点) means the point at which a discharge or a deposit first enters or is first likely to enter- (a) any communal drain or communal sewer; or (b) the waters of Hong Kong; (L.N. 375 of 1990; L.N. 324 of 1994)"domestic premises" (住用处所) means any premises used exclusively for residential purposes and constituting a separate household unit; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "domestic sewage" (住宅污水) has the meaning ascribed to that term in section 9(3) of the Ordinance; "domestic sewage treatment plant" (住宅污水处理装置) means a plant at which domestic sewage is treated and in which 2 or more of the following categories of items are employed- (a) a grit trap; (b) a screen; (c) a comminutor; (d) a sedimentation or settlement tank; (e) aeration; (f) biological treatment through the action of micro-organisms; (g) a submarine pipeline leading to receiving waters;"flow rate" (流量率) in relation to any discharge or deposit means the volume per unit time of a discharge or deposit from any premises when- (a) measured by a flow meter certified by its manufacturer to have a reading accuracy of within +/- 3%; or (L.N. 324 of 1994) (b) estimated by the Authority having regard to the relevant water consumption of that premises and the number of hours worked during the period to which the water consumption relates,and averaged over the period of operation in a working day; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "Form A" (A表) means Form A in the Second Schedule; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "grant of a licence" (批给牌照) means the grant of a licence under section 20 of the Ordinance; "ID card" (身分证) means an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "industrial enterprise" (工业企业) means a person who carries on an industrial process by way of trade or business; "industrial premises" (工业处所) means premises occupied by an industrial enterprise for the purpose of carrying on an industrial process by way of trade or business, whether or not such premises form part of larger premises occupied by the same or another industrial enterprise or by any other person; "industrial process" (工业工序) means a process which gives rise to a discharge or deposit other than a discharge or deposit from a domestic sewage treatment plant; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "institutional premises" (机构处所) means any premises other than- (a) domestic premises; (b) industrial premises; or (c) commercial premises; (L.N. 375 of 1990)"last notice" (最后公告) means the last notice referred to in section 19(4) of the Ordinance; "manager" (经理) in relation to an industrial enterprise or domestic sewage treatment plant means an individual resident in Hong Kong who is responsible for the management in Hong Kong of that industrial enterprise or domestic sewage treatment plant, as the case may be; "renewal of a licence" (牌照续期) means the renewal of a licence by virtue of section 23 or 23A of the Ordinance; (L.N. 375 of 1990) "sampling point" (抽样点) means one or more points, whether or not a point or points specified in the licence, at which samples of a discharge or deposit are taken by the Authority as being representative of the quality and quantity of the discharge or deposit; (L.N. 324 of 1994) "statutory public notice" (法定公告) means a notice which the Authority causes to be published under section 19(3)(b) of the Ordinance; "sub-zone" (分区) means a part of a water control zone delineated by the Secretary under section 5(5) of the Ordinance for the purpose of establishing different water quality objectives for different parts of that zone; "variation of a licence" (更改牌照) means the variation of a licence under section 28 of the Ordinance; "water account number" (水费用户编号) in relation to any premises means the account number allocated by the Water Authority under the Waterworks Ordinance (Cap 102) in respect of the consumption of water. (L.N. 375 of 1990) (2) (Repealed L.N. 375 of 1990) (L.N. 375 of 1990; L.N. 324 of 1994) |