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CHEMICAL WEAPONS (CONVENTION)
ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 26 of 2003

A1093

(2) The Director’s power under subsection (1) shall be subject to any express requirement under this Ordinance for a form, whether specified or otherwise, to comply with that requirement, but that requirement shall not restrict the exercise of that power in respect of that form to the extent that, in the opinion of the Director, his exercise of that power in respect of that form does not contravene that requirement.

(3) The Director’s power under subsection (1) may be exercised in such a way as to—

(a) include in the specified form of any document referred to in that subsection a statutory declaration—

(i) to be made by the person completing the form; and

(ii) as to whether the particulars contained in the form are true and correct to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief;

(b) specify 2 or more forms of any document referred to in that subsection, whether as alternatives, or to provide for particular circumstances or particular cases, as the Director thinks fit.

(4) A form specified under this section shall be—

(a) completed in accordance with such directions and instructions as are specified in the form;

(b) accompanied by such documents as are specified in the form; and

(c) if the completed form is required to be provided to—

(i) the Director;

(ii) another person on behalf of the Director; or

(iii) any other person,

so provided in the manner and within the period, if any, specified in the form.

40. Power to amend Schedules

(1) The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology may by order amend Schedule 1, 2 or 3 in order to effect changes made to the Convention under Article XV of the Convention.

(2) The Financial Secretary may by order amend Schedule 4.

41. Service of notices

Subject to section 21(6) and (10), a notice (howsoever described) which is required to be served under this Ordinance, or which may be served under this Ordinance, on a person (howsoever described) shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be deemed to be so served if—