Introduction
This guide is intended to assist all industries in complying with environmental legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) by providing them with information on permit/licence requirements and their application procedures.
Legislation and Pollution Control
At present, the following pieces of legislation are related to environmental protection and the control of pollution: the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance, the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, the Waste Disposal Ordinance, the Dumping At Sea Ordinance, the Noise Control Ordinance, the Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance, the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance (for E-Waste Disposal Licence, please refer here), and the Mercury Control Ordinance. Each of these ordinances sets out requirements for permits or licences if you or your company intends to be involved in any of the controlled activities. Most of these include subsidiary regulations and other statutory provisions, such as technical memoranda, that give specific effect to the intentions of the principal laws. The EPD is responsible for the operation and enforcement of the provisions of these ordinances and their subsidiary regulations.
