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(Cap 354 section 33) [25 February 1998] L.N. 40 of 1998 (L.N. 14 of 1998) Cap 354M s 1 (Omitted as spent) (Omitted as spent) Cap 354M s 2 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- "contractor (other than a station operator)" (承办商 (转运站经营人除外)) means any person, other than a station operator, who has entered into an agreement with the Government or with a station operator for the carrying out of an activity or the provision of a service in connection with the operation or management of a refuse transfer station; "designated officer" (指定人员) means a person appointed by the Director under section 14; "gross vehicle weight" (车辆总重) and "permitted gross vehicle weight" (许可车辆总重) have the same meaning as assigned to them under section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374); "non-peak hours" (非繁忙时间) means the periods from 7:30 a.m. and up to 8 a.m. and after 9 a.m. and up to 11:30 p.m.; "peak hours" (繁忙时间) means the period after 8 a.m. and up to 9 a.m.; "refuse transfer station" (废物转运站) means a station at which waste is processed for the purpose of transmission for disposal elsewhere; "registered account-holder" (登记帐户户主) means, in relation to a refuse transfer station, a person registered as a registered account-holder for that refuse transfer station under section 6; "registered owner" (登记车主) has the same meaning as assigned to it under section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374); "registered vehicle" (登记车辆) means, in relation to a refuse transfer station, a vehicle registered for that refuse transfer station under section 6; "registration mark" (登记号码) has the same meaning as assigned to it under section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374); "service conditions" (服务条件) means, in relation to a registered account-holder, the terms and conditions specified for the time being in relation to that registered account-holder under section 6; "station operator" (转运站经营人) means any person who has entered into an agreement with the Government for the operation or management of a refuse transfer station; "unacceptable waste" (不予接受的废物) means any waste specified as such by the Director in service conditions. Cap 354M s 3 Application This Regulation applies to the refuse transfer stations specified in column 2 of the Schedule. Cap 354M s 4 Disposal of waste at refuse transfer stations (1) A person shall not dispose of waste at a refuse transfer station unless- (a) it is disposed of from a vehicle; (b) the registered owner of the vehicle is registered as a registered account-holder for that refuse transfer station; and (c) the vehicle is registered in the name of that account-holder for the refuse transfer station.(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any person- (a) disposing of waste from a vehicle owned by the Government; (b) (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) (c) disposing of waste collected by or on behalf of the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene or the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services. (L.N. 183 of 2000) Cap 354M s 5 Application for registration (1) A person may make an application to the Director- (a) to be registered as a registered account-holder for the purpose of disposing of waste at refuse transfer stations; and (b) to register in his name one or more vehicles of which he is the registered owner to be used for the disposal of waste at refuse transfer stations.(2) An application under subsection (1) shall- (a) be made in writing and in a manner and form specified by the Director; and (b) contain the particulars, information and supporting materials the Director reasonably requires to enable him to determine the application.(3) The Director may under subsection (2)(b) require, in particular, the applicant to specify- (a) the refuse transfer station or stations at which waste is intended to be disposed of; (b) the estimated amount of waste that is intended to be disposed of at the refuse transfer station or stations monthly; (c) the nature of the waste; (d) the registration mark or marks of the vehicle or vehicles that are to be used for the disposal of waste at the refuse transfer station or stations.(4) In considering the application, the Director may by notice in writing to the applicant require the applicant to supply to him with such further particulars, information and supporting materials as are reasonably necessary to enable him to determine the application as may be specified in the notice within such time as may be so specified. Cap 354M s 6 Director may register account-holders and vehicles (1) Where the Director is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be registered as a registered account-holder of refuse transfer stations and that the vehicle or vehicles specified in his application are suitable for disposing of waste at refuse transfer stations, he may register the applicant as a registered account-holder at specified refuse transfer stations, and the vehicle or vehicles as registered in his name. |