Water Pollution Control (Port Shelter Water Control Zone) Order (L.N. No. 249 of 1989).

Subject

Water

Keyword

Freshwater resources management Pollution control Freshwater pollution Water conservation zone Zoning

Geographical area

Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific

Abstract

"The part of Hong Kong more particularly described in the Schedule is declared to be a water control zone, and is to be known as the Port Shelter Water Control Zone" (art. 2). The Director of Environmental Protection is designated to be the Authority for this Zone and shall, subject to section 4(3) of the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, exercise and perform in respect of that zone, the functions and powers and duties conferred on the Authority by the Ordinance (art. 3). Water Control Zones may, pursuant to subsection 4(1), be declared by the Governor in Council in any part of Hong Kong. Water quality objectives may be established by the Secretary for the Environment in respect of each zone.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Chapter 358).

Legislation | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1980 (2007)

Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Effluent waste water/discharge, Maritime zone, Offences/penalties, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Institution, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX