Dangerous Goods (Shipping) Regulation 2012
Part 2
L.N. 56 of 2012
Section 12
B2467
12. Loading or unloading of freight containers containing dangerous goods (other than Class 1 dangerous goods) onto or from type 1 vessels
(1) Unless the Director otherwise permits, freight containers containing dangerous goods (other than Class 1 dangerous goods) must not be loaded onto or unloaded from a type 1 vessel at any place within the waters of Hong Kong other than at—
- (a) an approved container terminal; or
- (b) a place that the Director may from time to time direct.
(2) If subsection (1) is contravened, the master of the vessel commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (2) if the person charged proves that—
- (a) the offence was committed without the person’s consent or connivance; and
- (b) having regard to all the circumstances, the person exercised all the due diligence that the person ought to have exercised to prevent the commission of the offence.
