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Chapter:

218 PDFTitle:TRAVEL AGENTS ORDINANCEGazette Number:L.N. 130 of 2007
Section:32HHeading:Levy for purposes of payment into FundVersion Date:01/07/2007
Remarks:

    For the saving and transitional provisions relating to the amendments made by the Resolution of the Legislative Council (L.N. 130 of 2007), see paragraph (12) of that Resolution.

(1) A travel agent shall be liable to contribute to the Fund by way of levy.
(2) The Fund levy shall-
        (a) be payable in respect of every outbound fare received by the travel agent concerned;
        (b) be paid by such travel agent to an authorized collector in such manner and at such time as is determined by the Board; and
        (c) be of an amount ascertained with reference to a percentage, which shall be a percentage-
          (i) of such outbound fare; and
          (ii) specified for the time being for the purposes of this section by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development by notice published in the Gazette. (Amended L.N. 125 of 2004; L.N. 130 of 2007)
(3) An authorized collector shall-
        (a) collect the Fund levy; and
        (b) account for and pay to the Board any money received on account of the Fund levy,
in such manner as is determined by the Board.
(4) An authorized collector shall use its or his best endeavours to secure the payment to it or him of the Fund levy.
(5) Any amount on account of the Fund levy or any financial penalty imposed pursuant to rules under section 32G(2)(c) which is due from a travel agent and unpaid shall be recoverable as a civil debt due to the Board.
(6) In this Part any reference to a levy being payable or a requirement that a levy shall be paid shall be construed as including the payment of the levy in advance.
(7) In this section and section 32I-
"outbound fare" (外遊費) means the amount of any payment described in the definition of "outbound traveller" in section 32A.
(Part IIIA added 51 of 1993 s. 5)