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【法规编号】 79853 什么是编号？
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第2页 CAP 469 OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE
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[接上页] (b) to receive for the benefit of the Fund any sum paid to the Board pursuant to section 7 of the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Ordinance (Cap 411) and any sum paid to the Board under section 7(1); (c) to process and determine applications by persons applying for compensation or reimbursement of expenses; (Amended 16 of 2003 s. 4) (d) to advise the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Management Board with respect to the amounts of known and anticipated claims against the Fund; (Amended 5 of 1998 s. 3) (da) to conduct or finance educational and publicity programmes for the purpose of preventing noise-induced deafness by reason of employment; (Added 5 of 1998 s. 3. Amended 16 of 2003 s. 4) (db) to conduct or finance programmes for the rehabilitation of persons suffering from noise-induced deafness by reason of employment; and (Added 16 of 2003 s. 4) (e) such other functions as are assigned to it under this Ordinance.(2) The Board may- (a) hold, acquire, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all kinds of property; (b) enter into, assign or accept the assignment of, and vary any contract or obligation; (c) meet expenditure on any item shown in the estimates of expenditure of the Board approved under section 8 of Schedule 1; (d) subject to subsection (3), borrow or otherwise raise money on such security as may be necessary and, for that purpose, charge all or any of the property of the Board; (e) charge fees for the use of any facility or service provided by the Board; and (Amended 5 of 1998 s. 3) (f) (Repealed 5 of 1998 s. 3) (g) do such other things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the better carrying out of its functions.(3) Except with the prior approval of the Financial Secretary, the Board shall not allow the aggregate sum borrowed or otherwise raised under subsection (2)(d) at any time to exceed 10% of the total estimated expenditure approved under section 8 of Schedule 1 for the current financial year. (Enacted 1995) Cap 469 s 6 Establishment of Occupational Deafness Compensation Fund PART III FINANCIAL PROVISIONS (1) There is established an Occupational Deafness Compensation Fund which consists of- (a) moneys received by the Board from the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Management Board; (b) any moneys provided by the Government for the purposes of the Fund; and (c) any other moneys and property, including gifts, donations, interests and accumulation of income received by the Board.(2) The Fund is vested in the Board. (Enacted 1995) Cap 469 s 7 Government payments (1) The Government shall each year make payments to the Board for the benefit of the Fund out of moneys appropriated for that purpose by the Legislative Council. (2) The Government's payment under subsection (1) is ascertained as follows- Government payment = A x B x C Dwhere- "A" is the levy received or receivable by the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Management Board under Part IV of the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Ordinance (Cap 411); "B" is the proportion of the net resources of the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Management Board specified in the third column of Schedule 2 to the Employees' Compensation Insurance Levies Ordinance (Cap 411) to be distributed to the Occupational Deafness Compensation Board under section 7(1) of that Ordinance; "C" is the number of employees in the civil service sector; "D" is the total number of employees in Hong Kong, excluding the number of employees in the civil service sector.The number of employees in the civil service sector and the total number of employees in Hong Kong are those respective numbers estimated and published from time to time by the Commissioner for Census and Statistics. (Enacted 1995) Cap 469 s 8 Payments by the Board from the Fund The Board shall pay from the Fund- (a) compensation; (aa) reimbursement of expenses; (Added 16 of 2003 s. 6) (b) any sum payable under section 27; (c) (Repealed 5 of 1998 s. 4) (d) costs of hearing tests and medical examinations arranged by the Board under section 16; (e) any other expenses incurred by the Board in the performance of its functions or exercise of its powers under this Ordinance; and (f) any other sums required or permitted to be paid by the Board under this Ordinance. (Enacted 1995) Cap 469 s 9 Investment of funds The Board may deal with the funds of the Board that are not immediately required in the following manner- (a) by depositing them on fixed term or call deposit or in a savings account in any bank within the meaning of the Banking Ordinance (Cap 155); or (b) subject to the prior approval of the Financial Secretary, by investing them in such investments as the Board thinks fit. (Enacted 1995) Cap 469 s 10 Director of Audit's examination (1) The Director of Audit may carry out such examination as he thinks fit into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Board has used its resources in performing its functions and exercising its powers. |
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