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To control the pollution of the waters of Hong Kong. [1 April 1981] L.N. 87 of 1981 (Originally 41 of 1980) Cap 358 s 1 Short title PART I PRELIMINARY This Ordinance may be cited as the Water Pollution Control Ordinance. Cap 358 s 2 Interpretation (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "Appeal Board" (上诉委员会) means an Appeal Board constituted under Part VI; "Authority" (监督) means the Director of Environmental Protection; (Replaced 83 of 1993 s. 2) "authorized agent" (获授权代理人) means a person authorized in writing by the Authority to exercise the powers and perform the duties of an authorized agent under this Ordinance; (Added 83 of 1993 s. 2) "communal drain" (公用排水渠) means a drain that is not used exclusively by one discharger; (Added 67 of 1990 s. 2) "communal sewer" (公用污水渠) means a sewer that is not used exclusively by one discharger and includes a public wastewater treatment facility; (Added 67 of 1990 s. 2. Amended 83 of 1993 s. 2) "drainage or sewerage system" (排水或排污系统) includes sewage and wastewater treatment facilities and the processes in them; (Added 67 of 1990 s. 2. Amended 83 of 1993 s. 2) "existing deposit" (现有的沉积), in relation to a water control zone, means a deposit of matter which- (a) was made, whether or not regularly or continuously, in any place and which is, or of which a component is, likely to enter the waters of Hong Kong or into inland waters or a communal sewer or communal drain in that zone; and (Amended 67 of 1990 s. 22) (b) was so made during the period of 12 months ending with the day appointed by the Governor by order under section 7(2) which applies to that zone and that deposit;"existing discharge" (现有的排放), in relation to a water control zone, means a discharge of matter which was made, whether or not regularly or continuously- (a) into the waters of Hong Kong or into inland waters; or (b) into a communal sewer or communal drain, (Amended 67 of 1990 s. 22)in that zone during the period of 12 months ending with the day appointed by the Governor by order under section 7(2) which applies to that zone and that discharge;"inland waters" (内陆水域) means any river, stream, watercourse, lake, pool or pond, whether natural or artificial or above or below ground, and the bed or channel of any such river, stream, watercourse, lake, pool or pond which is for the time being dry, and includes groundwater and the ground in which groundwater is from time to time found, but excludes- (Amended 67 of 1990 s. 2) (a) a lake, pool or pond the waters of which do not enter (whether directly or by way of another lake, pool or pond) any river, stream or watercourse or the territorial waters or tidal waters of Hong Kong unless the lake, pool or pond is brought within this definition by regulations made under section 46(1)(l); (b) (Repealed 67 of 1990 s. 2) (c) any drain or sewer;"licence" (牌照) means a licence granted under this Ordinance; (Amended 67 of 1990 s. 22) "public wastewater treatment facility" (公共废水处理设施) means a wastewater treatment facility that is operated by, for or on behalf of the Government but does not include a wastewater treatment facility the operation of which is taken over under the regulations; (Added 83 of 1993 s. 2) "register" (登记册) means a register required to be kept under section 42; "Secretary" (局长) means the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works; (Replaced 78 of 1999 s. 7. Amended L.N. 106 of 2002) "technical memorandum" (技术备忘录) means a technical memorandum issued under section 21; (Added 67 of 1990 s. 2) "wastewater" (废水) means water that is directly or indirectly used in or generated by human activity and then discarded but does not include unpolluted water as defined in section 9(3); (Added 83 of 1993 s. 2) "wastewater treatment facility" (废水处理设施) means- (a) a man made structure, plant, works or device designed and constructed for the purpose of receiving wastewater from a dwelling or from a trade, business, commercial, industrial or agricultural operation; or (b) land onto which wastewater is discarded,which is intended to bring about a change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the wastewater; and includes an Imhoff tank, a septic tank, a cesspit and a soak-away pit; (Added 83 of 1993 s. 2)"water control zone" (水质管制区) means any part of Hong Kong declared to be a water control zone under section 4; "water quality objective" (水质指标) means a water quality objective established by the Secretary under section 5; "waters of Hong Kong" (香港水域) means all inland waters, territorial waters and tidal waters of Hong Kong and in sections 5(1), 6(5)(a), 13(1), 24 and 29(4)(a) includes the flora and fauna thereof. (Amended 67 of 1990 s. 2)(2) References in this Ordinance to discharging or making a discharge of matter into the waters of Hong Kong or into inland waters or into a communal sewer or communal drain are references to causing or permitting that matter to enter those waters or the public sewer or public drain (whether by emitting, throwing, placing or by any other means) at the place where the matter first enters the same. |