TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES (PROTECTION OF CREDITORS) ORDINANCE ——附加英文版
Hong Kong
TRANSFER OF BUSINESSES (PROTECTION OF CREDITORS) ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 49)
Whole document:
rotect creditors on the transfer of businesses, to provide
for the
ility of transferees of business, the manner in which such
liability
be avoided and for matters incidental thereto and connected
therewith,
to repeal the Fraudulent Transfers of Businesses Ordinance.
June 1980]
1. Short title
Ordinance may be cited as the Transfer of Businesses (Protection
of
itors) Ordinance.
2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires--
eal" includes a motion for a new trial or to set aside a
verdict,
ing or judgment;
iness" means a business, or any part thereof, consisting of a
trade or
pation (other than a profession) whether or not it is carried on
with
ew to profit; "charge" means--
a debenture within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.
32);
a mortgage;
a bill of sale;
a lien; or
any document,
r or pursuant to which a business or any assets thereof are charged
as
rity for the payment of money or the performance of an obligation,
and
udes an equitable charge;
rge-holder" means a person who, under or pursuant to a charge,
and for
purpose of enforcing payment of any money or for the
performance of
obligation, may sell any business;
e of transfer" means the date on which a transfer takes effect
or is
nded to take effect;
ice of transfer" means a notice of transfer in accordance with
section
registered charge" means a charge which is registered under--
the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128);
the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32);
the Bills of Sale Ordinance (Cap. 20); or
any other enactment;
nsfer" means the transfer or sale of a business, but does not
include-
the sale of the stock-in-trade of a business in the ordinary
course of
trade;
the creation of a charge;
the transfer of land or any share or interest therein; or
the transfer of a vessel (or the transfer of any interest or
share
ein), other than--
a vessel to which Part IV of the Shipping and Port Control
Ordinance
. 313) applies; or
a trawler to which Part XII of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance
(Cap.
applies; "transferee" means the person to whom a
business is
sferred by a transferor; "transferor" means--
in the case of the sale of a business under or pursuant to a
charge,
person whose business has been or is intended to be sold;
in every other case, the person by whom or on whose
behalf the
sfer has been or is intended to be made.
For the purposes of this Ordinance "transferor" and
"transferee"
ectively include a sub-transferor and a sub-transferee.
3. Transferee of business to be liable for liabilities of trans-
feror
Subject to this Ordinance, whenever any business is transferred,
with
ithout the goodwill thereof, the transferee shall,
notwithstanding any
ement to the contrary, become liable for all the
debts and
gations, including liability for tax charged or chargeable
under the
nd Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112), arising out of the carrying on
of the
ness by the transferor.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a part of a
business is
sferred (other than the goodwill thereof) and in any
proceedings--
the transferee would, but for this subsection, be adjudged
liable
r this Ordinance for any debts and obligations arising out
of the
ying on of the business by the transferor; and
it is shown to the satisfaction of the court hearing the
proceedings
--
the transferee purchased such part of the business in good faith
and
value; and
at the date of transfer of such part of the business, the
transferee
no knowledge (whether actual, constructive or imputed)
what he was acquiring formed part of a business,
transferee shall not be liable under this Ordinance for the debts
and
gations arising out of the carrying on of the business
by the
sferor.
4. Circumstances in which the transferee's liability ceases
A transferee shall not become liable under section 3 if a
notice of
sfer has been given not more than 4 months, and not less than 1
month,
re the date of transfer and has become complete at the
date of
sfer.
Where a notice of transfer has been given but the notice
has not
me complete at the date of transfer, the liability of the
transferee
r section 3 shall cease with effect from the date on which the
notice
ransfer becomes complete.
Where a notice of transfer has not been given before or at the
date of
sfer, the liability of the transferee under section 3 shall cease
with
ct from the date on which a notice of transfer, which is given
after
date of transfer, becomes complete.
A notice of transfer shall, subject to subsections (5) and (6),
become
lete upon the expiration of 1 month after the date of
the last
ication of the notice in accordance with section 5.
Subject to subsection (6), in the case of a notice of
transfer
rred to--
in subsection (1), if proceedings are instituted
against the
sferor in respect of any liability of the transferor arising
before
notice has become complete and out of the carrying on
of his
ness; or
in subsection (2) or (3), if proceedings are instituted
against the
sferee in respect of any liability of the transferee under
section 3
ing before such notice becomes complete,
notice of transfer shall (for the purposes of such proceedings
only)
eemed incomplete pending the final determination of such
proceedings,
uding all possible appeals, and pending the expiration of all
periods
ng which such appeals may be brought.
Where proceedings are instituted, a notice of transfer shall
not be
ed incomplete under subsection (5) unless within 1 month
of the
eedings being instituted--
they are served on the transferor or transferee, as the case may
be;
written notice that they have been instituted is sent by
registered
to the last known address of such transferor or transferee.
5. Contents of notice of transfer and manner of giving notice
Except in the case of a transfer by way of sale under or pursuant
to a
ge, a notice of transfer shall contain the following
particulars--
the full name and address of the transferor;
the nature of the business and the name or style under which, and
the
address at which, it has been carried on during the period
of 6
hs immediately preceding the date of transfer;
the date of transfer;
the full name and the residential and business addresses
of the
sferee;
if the transferee--
intends to carry on or is carrying on the business, the full
address
e, and the name and style under which, he is carrying it on or
intends
arry it on; or
is not carrying on the business and does not intend to carry it
on, a
ement to that effect; and
a statement that at the expiration of 1 month after the date of
the
publication of the notice pursuant to subsection (3), the
liability
he transferee for all the debts and obligations arising out
of the
ying on of the business by the transferor shall cease by
virtue of
Ordinance unless proceedings are instituted prior to such
expiration.
In the case of a transfer by way of sale under or pursuant
to a
ge, a notice of transfer shall contain the following
particulars--
the nature of the business, and the name or style under which,
and the
address at which, it has been carried on during the period
of 3
hs immediately preceding the date of transfer;
the full name and address of the person whose business has been,
or is
nded to be, transferred by way of sale under or pursuant
to the
ge;
details of the charge under or pursuant to which the transfer by
way
ale has been or is to be made, sufficient to enable any
document
ting or evidencing the charge to be readily identified and,
without
ting the generality of the foregoing, such details shall
include--
the date when the charge was made, given, executed or
came into
tence;
the consideration for which the charge was executed, made or
given
if there was no such consideration, the circumstances in which
it came
existence;
) in the case of a registered charge, the date of the registration
of
charge, the title of any enactment under which it was registered
and
number or other means of identifying the charge assigned to it
upon
stration;
the date of transfer; and
the amount of money, payment of which has been secured by the
charge
which was owing--
at the date of the publication of the notice of transfer; or
if the transfer has already taken effect, at the date of the
transfer
aking effect.
Every notice of transfer shall be signed--
by both the transferor and the transferee, in the case of a
transfer
hich subsection (1) applies; or
by the charge-holder and the transferee, in the case of a transfer
to
h subsection (2) applies,
shall be given by publication in--
the Gazette;
any 2 of such Chinese language newspapers circulating in Hong Kong
as
be approved for the purpose by the Chief Secretary; and (Amended
L. N.
f 1985; L. N. 242 of 1989)
) 1 English language newspaper circulating in Hong Kong which has
been
pproved.
6. Right of transferee to indemnity
The transferee shall be entitled to be indemnified--
by the transferor, except in the case of a transfer by way of
sale
r or pursuant to a charge; or
by the charge-holder, if the transfer is by way of sale
under or
uant to a charge,
all amounts for which the transferee is made liable
under this
nance and for which he would not otherwise be liable.
The amount of such an indemnity may be recovered by civil
proceedings
debt or liquidated demand.
7. Liability of parties not affected
ing in this Ordinance shall relieve or be deemed to
relieve a
sferor or transferee, or any person who sells a business
under or
uant to a charge, from any liability to which he would
otherwise be
ect.
8. Limitation of liability of transferee
A transferee who in good faith and without preference has
paid in
harge or partial discharge of any liability for which he became
liable
r this Ordinance, and for which he would not otherwise
have been
le, an amount which is equal to the value of the business acquired
by
at the date on which the transfer took effect, shall not be
liable
her under this Ordinance.
The value of a business acquired by a transferee at the date on
which
transfer takes effect shall, until the contrary is proved, be
presumed
e an amount equal to the amount paid or agreed to be paid (whether
in
s of money or by means of any other consideration) for the
acquisition
he business.
9. Limitation of time for institution of proceedings
ect to section 6, no action shall be instituted to recover any
debt
or to enforce any obligation against any person liable therefor
under
Ordinance, and for which he would not otherwise have been
liable,
than 1 year after the date on which the transfer in respect of
which
liability arose took effect.
10. Saving
Ordinance shall not apply to any transferee where the transfer
ffected--
by the Official Receiver or a trustee in bankruptcy;
by the liquidator of a company in liquidation other than
voluntary
idation;
by the Financial Secretary Incorporated; (Amended L. N. 369 of
1989)
by the Director of Education Incorporated;
by the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated;
by a person selling under or pursuant to a charge which has
been
stered for not less than 1 year at the date when the transfer
takes
ct;
pursuant to any order or direction of any court;
by an executor or administrator; or
by operation of law.
11. Repeal and saving
The Fraudulent Transfers of Businesses Ordinance (Cap. 49, 1964
Ed.)
epealed.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Fraudulent Transfers of
Businesses
nance (Cap. 49, 1964 Ed. ) shall continue to apply with respect
to a
sfer--
which took effect; and
in respect of which notice was given under section 3
of that
nance, before the coming into operation of this Ordinance, as if
this
nance had not been passed.
泰州市区域供水水源和供水设施保护管理暂行办法
江苏省泰州市人民政府办公室
泰州市区域供水水源和供水设施保护管理暂行办法
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泰州市区域供水水源和供水设施保护管理暂行办法
第一条 为加强泰州市区域供水水源和供水设施的保护，有效地控制环境污染对饮用水源的危害，保护人民身体健康，促进经济发展，确保供水企业安全和正常生产，根据《中华人民共和国环境保护法》、《中华人民共和国水法》、《中华人民共和国水污染防治法》、《江苏省城镇供水资源管理条例》、《江苏省人民代表大会常务委员会关于加强饮用水源地保护的决定》等法律法规，制定本办法。
第二条 本办法适用于泰州市区域供水（泰州市第三自来水厂）水源保护区范围及输水管线覆盖地区、专用的架空电力线路保护区。
本办法所称区域供水，是指跨行政区域实施城市供水；所称供水设施，是指区域供水所涉及的由泰州市第三自来水厂至泰州市二水厂东门水厂、泰兴市杨庄水厂、姜堰市第二自来水厂用于引水输水的设备设施及辅助设施。包括：引水管道、水表井、输水管道、阀门、排气阀、输电设施（含线路、电线杆塔、接地装置）、取水口专用浮标、取水口、各项取供水构、建筑物、各类管道支墩、阀门井、各种标志及水源地保护区封闭设施等。
第三条 一切单位和个人都必须遵守本办法，都有权对污染水源和破坏供水设施的行为进行监督和举报。
第四条 水源保护区设置水源一级保护区、二级保护区和准保护区，各保护区界应设置明显的标志和严禁事项的告示牌。
（一）一级保护区水域范围为：取水口上游1000米至下游1000米，向对岸500米至本岸背水坡之间的水域。一级保护区陆域范围为：一级保护区水域与相对应的本岸背水坡堤脚外100米之间的陆域。
（二）二级保护区水域范围为：一级保护区以外上溯2000米、下延500米的水域。二级保护区陆域范围为：二级保护区水域与相对应的本岸背水坡堤脚外100米之间的陆域。
（三）准保护区水域范围为：二级保护区以外上溯2000米、下延1000米的水域。准保护区陆域范围为：准保护区水域与相对应的本岸背水坡堤脚外100米之间的陆域。
第五条 在水源准保护区内，禁止下列行为：
（一）新建、扩建排放含持久性有机污染物和含汞、镉、铅、砷、硫、铬、氰化物等污染物的建设项目；
（二）新建、扩建化学制浆造纸、制革、电镀、印制线路板、印染、染料、炼油、炼焦、农药、石棉、水泥、玻璃、冶炼等建设项目；
（三）排放省人民政府公布的有机毒物控制名录中确定的污染物；
（四）建设高尔夫球场、废物回收（加工）场和有毒有害物品仓库、堆栈，或者设置煤场、灰场、垃圾填埋场；
（五）新建、扩建对水体污染严重的其他建设项目，或者从事法律法规禁止的其他活动。
在水源准保护区内，改建项目应当削减排污量。
第六条 在水源二级保护区内除禁止第五条规定的行为外，禁止下列行为：
（一）设置排污口；
（二）从事危险化学品装卸作业或者煤炭、矿砂、水泥等散货装卸作业；
（三）设置水上餐饮、娱乐设施（场所），从事船舶、机动车等修造、拆解作业，或者在水域内采砂、取土；
（四）围垦河道和滩地，从事围网、网箱养殖，或者设置集中式畜禽饲养场、屠宰场；
（五）新建、改建、扩建排放污染物的其他建设项目，或者从事法律法规禁止的其他活动。
在饮用水水源二级保护区内从事旅游等经营活动的，应当采取措施防止污染饮用水水体。
第七条 在水源一级保护区内除禁止第五条、第六条规定的行为外，禁止新建、改建、扩建与供水设施和保护水源无关的其他建设项目，禁止在滩地、堤坡种植农作物，禁止设置鱼罾、鱼簖或者以其他方式从事渔业捕捞，禁止停靠船舶、排筏，禁止从事旅游、游泳、垂钓或者其他可能污染饮用水水体的活动。
第八条 自来水供水企业对其管理的供水源、取水口、引水管道、泵站、输（配）水管网等设施，应当定期检查维修，确保安全运行。
第九条 严禁在区域供水输水管线及其附属设施的地面和地下的安全保护范围内，挖坑取土或者修建建筑物、构筑物等危害供水设施安全的活动，以及有碍输水管线运行、检修的活动。
第十条 严格对水厂道路和管道红线两侧各5米范围内的地段进行规划控制，不得搭建建筑物和构筑物，不得进行危害供水设施安全的活动。
第十一条 严禁在水厂专用的供电线路上搭接用于生产、生活需求的电力线路，确保专线专用；严禁在高压线路下兴建建筑物、构筑物和厂房；严禁在电线杆安全保护范围内进行挖坑取土等有害于线路运行安全的活动。
第十二条 市建设、水利、环保、渔业、交通（港口）、海事、供电、公安、经贸等部门和姜堰市、泰兴市、高港区、海陵区政府以及水源保护区沿岸的乡镇政府应按照各自的职责，切实做好三水厂水源和供水设施保护的实施和监督管理并协助做好输水管线维修等矛盾的协调工作。
市建设部门负责对三水厂水源和供水设施保护的监督、管理。主要职责是：
（一）制定三水厂水源保护规划；
（二）监督、检查水源保护的实施情况；
（三）会同有关部门做好水源保护区建设项目环境管理的监督、检查工作。
市水利部门负责对水源保护区地段河床监测分析和江堤维护工作的监督检查和指导及排污口的监督审批以及对在饮用水源保护区河道管理范围内建设妨碍行洪的建筑物、构筑物，或者从事影响河势稳定、危害河岸堤防安全和其他妨碍河道行洪的活动行为的查处。
市环保部门负责对水源保护区内各类新建工程实行环境影响评价，防止新污染源产生；对已有的污染源防治设施实施监督管理，定期对水源保护区水质和污染源排污情况进行监督监测。
渔业主管部门负责调查处理渔业船舶造成污染事故的调查处理。
市交通（港口）部门负责对码头及沿岸靠泊装卸作业点污染饮用水源的防治实施监督管理。
海事部门负责对船舶污染饮用水源的防治实施监督管理。
市供电部门负责专用电力线路的管理和维护。
自来水供水企业根据国家和省有关规定负责对水源进行检测和供水设施保护管理的日常工作。
泰兴市、姜堰市、高港区、海陵区人民政府应把三水厂水源保护、防治污染和供水设施保护作为一项重要任务，负责协助市各职能部门对本办法的贯彻实施。
高港区人民政府负责水源保护区沿岸江堤的保护和加固及封闭工程维护管理，保证厂区不受长江水淹，确保正常供水。
第十三条 临近水源保护区和水源保护区内的单位发生突发性污染事故，对水源造成或可能造成污染时，事故责任者应立即采取措施，消除污染，并报告卫生、环保、城建、水利等部门单位。有关部门应及时采取强制应急措施，责令排污单位立即停止排放污染物，消除或减轻损失和危害。
第十四条 凡违反本办法有关规定的，由市或所在市（区）有关行政管理部门通报批评、责令改正，并依据有关法律、法规和规章的规定给予行政处罚。
第十五条 违反本办法，在饮用水水源一级保护区内设置排污口，新建、改建、扩建与供水设施和保护水源无关的建设项目、设施；在饮用水水源二级保护区内设置排污口，新建、改建、扩建排放污染物的建设项目、设施；在饮用水水源准保护区内新建、扩建对水体污染严重的建设项目、设施，或者改建项目未削减排污量的，由县级以上地方人民政府责令拆除、关闭或者搬迁，并由县级以上地方人民政府或者其环境保护、水行政主管部门依照法律、法规的规定给予处罚。
本办法实施前，饮用水水源一级保护区内已建的与供水设施和保护水源无关的建设项目、设施以及饮用水水源保护区内的排污口，应当自本办法施行之日起一年内拆除、关闭或者搬迁。饮用水水源二级保护区内已建的排放污染物的建设项目和设施；饮用水水源准保护区内已建的对水体污染严重的建设项目和设施，其污水不能达标排放或者不能截入污水集中处理设施的，应当在本办法施行之日起两年内拆除、关闭或者搬迁。具体工作由县级以上地方人民政府组织实施。
第十六条 违反本办法，有下列行为之一的，由环保、水利、渔业、港口等部门或者海事管理机构根据各自职责，责令停止违法行为，并依照下列规定给予处罚：
（一）在饮用水水源保护区和准保护区内建设废物回收（加工）场、有毒有害物品仓库、堆栈，设置煤场、灰场、垃圾填埋场，在饮用水水源保护区内从事危险化学品装卸作业或者煤炭、矿砂、水泥等散货装卸作业的，处以三万元以上十万元以下罚款；
（二）在饮用水水源保护区和准保护区范围内排放省人民政府公布的有机毒物控制名录中确定的污染物的，处以五万元以上二十万元以下罚款；
（三）在饮用水水源二级保护区内从事围网、网箱养殖的，拆除违法设施，处以三千元以上一万元以下罚款；
（四）在饮用水水源一级保护区内滩地、堤坡种植农作物，设置鱼罾、鱼簖或者以其他方式从事渔业捕捞，或者停靠船舶、排筏的，处以一千元以上五千元以下罚款。
第十七条 县级以上地方人民政府不依法履行职责，造成饮用水源安全事故的，由上一级人民政府给予通报批评，并对主要负责人依法给予行政处分。
县级以上地方人民政府及其有关部门有下列情形之一的，对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员依法给予行政处分：
（一）相邻行政区界断面出境水质超过地表水（环境）功能区划规定的水质保护目标，未向上级人民政府报告或者未向下游地区县级人民政府通报的；
（二）违法审批建设项目的；
（三）未按本办法规定责令拆除、关闭或者搬迁建设项目、设施的；
（四）发生水污染事故及自然灾害等紧急情况，影响正常供水时，未采取紧急措施或者未及时向社会公布信息的；
（五）其他滥用职权、玩忽职守、徇私舞弊的行为。
第十八条 违法国家法律规定，造成重大水污染事故，严重破坏供水设施，影响供水生产，导致公私财产重大损失或者人身伤亡的严重后果的，对有关责任人员按照刑法的有关规定，由司法机关追究刑事责任。
第十九条 本办法未尽事宜，由市建设、环保、水利等部门会同泰兴市、姜堰市、高港区、海陵区人民政府、市经济开发区管委会商定。
第二十条 本办法自发布之日起施行。1999年6月24日泰州市人民政府发布的《泰州市第三自来水厂水源和供水设施保护管理暂行办法》同时废止。