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HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

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Ordiance No. 22 of 1998

An Ordinance to make further provision for the prevention of copyright piracy.

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Enacted by the Provisional Legislative Council.

Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Trade and Industry by notice in the Gazette.

2. Interpretation

(1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—

“authorized officer” (獲授權人員) means a public officer authorized by the Commissioner under section 32;

“Commissioner” (關長) means the Commissioner of Customs and Excise and any Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise;

“court” (法院) includes a magistrate;

“licence” (特許) means a licence granted under section 5;

“licensed premises” (獲批特許的處所), in relation to a licensee, means any premises specified in his licence in which optical discs are authorized to be manufactured;

“licensee” (特許持有人) means a person to whom a licence is granted, and includes any person to whom a licence is transferred in accordance with section 8;

“manufacturer’s code” (製造者代碼) means a manufacturer’s code assigned to a licensee under section 5(2)(a) or 8(3)(b);