Hong Kong Ordinances

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE - SECT 47

Transitional

(1) Subject to subsection (2), where, immediately before the relevant day,
there is an individual under whose supervision a relevant  activity is being
lawfully carried on in any premises, then, on and after that day-

   (a)  that activity shall be deemed to be authorized to be carried on
in those premises pursuant to a licence ("deemed licence") granted to that
individual; and

   (b)  that individual shall be deemed to be the person responsible
("deemed person responsible"), and the other provisions of this Ordinance
shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) shall cease to apply in relation
to the relevant activity and individual referred to in that subsection
immediately upon-

   (a)  the expiration of 30 days after the relevant day except where the
        deemed person responsible has, before the expiration of that period,
        given a notice to the Council stating-

        (i)    his name and address for service; and

        (ii)   the address of the premises at which that activity is being
               carried on;

   (b)  the expiration of 6 months after that day except where an application
        is made to the Council before the expiration of that period for the
        grant of a licence to authorize the carrying on of that activity in
        those premises (and whether or not the deemed person responsible is to
        be designated in the licence for the purposes of section 23(2)(a)); or

   (c)  the determination under section 23(1) of that application, whichever
        first occurs.

(3) In this section, "relevant day" (有關日期) means the day on which
section 13 comes into operation.

"relevant day" (有關日期)