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COMPETITION ORDINANCE—SCHEDULE 5
Ord. No. 14 of 2012
A1537
SCHEDULE 5
[ss. 2, 122, 129 & 166]

Competition Commission

PART 1
Interpretation

1. Interpretation

In this Schedule—

“auditor” (核數師) means the auditor appointed under section 24 of this Schedule;

“Chairperson” (主席) means the Chairperson of the Commission appointed under section 8 of this Schedule;

“Chief Executive Officer” (行政總裁) means the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission appointed under section 10 of this Schedule;

“financial year” (財政年度) means the financial year of the Commission as defined in section 20 of this Schedule;

“statement of accounts” (帳目報表) means the statement of the accounts of the Commission required to be prepared by section 23 of this Schedule.

PART 2
Members of Commission

2. Composition of Commission

(1) The Commission is to consist of not less than 5 and not more than 16 members appointed by the Chief Executive.

(2) In considering the appointment of a person as a member of the Commission, the Chief Executive may have regard to that person’s expertise or experience in industry, commerce, economics, law, small and medium enterprises or public policy.

(3) Subject to this Schedule, a member holds office for the period, not exceeding 3 years, that is specified in the member’s letter of appointment, but is eligible for re-appointment.

(4) The Chief Executive must publish a notice in the Gazette of all appointments made under this section.