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.
山东省计划生育技术服务管理办法
山东省人民政府
山东省计划生育技术服务管理办法
（2004年6月9日山东省人民政府第31次常务会议审议通过 2004年8月4日山东省人民政府令第173号公布 自2004年10月1日起施行）
第一章 总则
第一条 为了加强对计划生育技术服务工作的管理，稳定低生育水平，提高人口素质，保障公民的生殖健康权利，根据《中华人民共和国人口与计划生育法》、《计划生育技术服务管理条例》和《山东省人口与计划生育条例》等法律法规，结合本省实际，制定本办法。
第二条 凡在本省行政区域内从事计划生育技术服务活动的机构及其人员，应当遵守本办法。
第三条 各级人民政府应当将计划生育技术服务网络纳入国民经济和社会发展计划及区域卫生规划，逐步改善技术服务设施和条件，提高技术服务水平。
计划生育技术服务网络由计划生育技术服务机构和从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构组成。
第四条 县级以上人民政府人口和计划生育行政部门负责本行政区域内的计划生育技术服务工作，其他有关部门在各自的职责范围内，做好计划生育技术服务工作。
第五条 育龄夫妻享有知情选择避孕方法的权利，同时应当履行计划生育义务，及时落实避孕节育措施，主动参加生殖保健检查，自觉接受计划生育技术服务指导，预防和减少非意愿妊娠。
提倡和鼓励已生育子女的夫妻选择长效避孕措施。
第二章 技术服务
第六条 计划生育技术服务包括计划生育技术指导、咨询以及与计划生育有关的临床医疗服务。具体服务内容按照《计划生育技术服务管理条例》执行。
第七条 避孕、节育技术服务免费项目包括：
（一）孕情、环情监测；
（二）放置、取出宫内节育器及技术常规所规定的各项医学检查；
（三）人工流产术、引产术及技术常规所规定的各项医学检查；
（四）输卵管结扎术、输精管结扎术及技术常规所规定的各项医学检查；
（五）计划生育手术并发症诊治。
第八条 计划生育技术服务机构在做好避孕、节育技术服务免费项目的同时，可以围绕生育、节育、不育开展其他生殖保健服务，具体服务项目按照国家有关规定执行。
第九条 农村实行计划生育的育龄夫妻享受免费提供的避孕、节育技术服务，所需经费列入各级财政预算。
城镇实行计划生育的育龄夫妻，享受免费发放计划生育药具等服务，其接受避孕、节育技术服务的费用，参加医疗保险或者生育保险的，由基本医疗保险基金或者生育保险基金支付；未参加上述保险，有工作单位的，由其所在单位负担，无工作单位的或者领取城镇居民最低生活保障金的，由户口所在地的街道办事处从计划生育技术服务经费中支付。
流动人口育龄夫妻在现居住地接受前款规定项目所需费用，有用工单位的，由其所在单位负担；无用工单位的，按照国家和省有关规定执行。
第十条 接受绝育手术的夫妻因特殊情况需要再生育的，由乡（镇）人民政府、街道办事处出具证明，经县级以上人民政府人口和计划生育行政部门审核，符合法定生育条件的，可以接受恢复生育手术。
第十一条 实行计划生育手术知情同意制度。
计划生育技术服务机构和从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构在施行计划生育手术前，施术人员应当向受术者告知拟施手术的相关情况，并由受术者或者其亲属签署同意手术的医学文书。
第十二条 计划生育技术服务机构和从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构使用的计划生育技术、药具，应当符合国家发布的计划生育技术、药具目录。
第十三条 计划生育技术服务机构和从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构，不得进行非医学需要的胎儿性别鉴定或者选择性别的人工终止妊娠。
第十四条 夫妻要求施行人类辅助生殖技术的，应当持有本人常住户口所在地的县级人口和计划生育行政部门出具的计划生育证明。对没有证明或不符合计划生育政策的，施行人类辅助生殖技术的单位不得为其提供人类辅助生殖技术服务。
施行人类辅助生殖技术的单位，应当遵守有关法律法规和技术规范。
第十五条 涉及计划生育技术的广告，其内容应当经省人口和计划生育行政部门审查同意。具体办法由省人口和计划生育行政部门会同省工商行政管理部门制定。
第三章 服务机构和人员
第十六条 计划生育技术服务机构开展计划生育技术服务、宣传咨询、业务培训、药具供应等公益活动的经费由各级财政负担。
第十七条 计划生育技术服务机构和从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构应当在各自的职责范围内，针对育龄人群开展人口与计划生育基础知识宣传教育，对已婚育龄妇女进行孕情检查、随访服务工作，承担计划生育、生殖保健的咨询、指导和技术服务工作。
第十八条 经卫生行政部门批准取得《医疗机构执业许可证》的计划生育技术服务机构，可以向劳动和社会保障行政部门申请城镇职工基本医疗保险定点医疗机构资格。
劳动和社会保障行政部门应当根据计划生育技术服务机构的申请及提供的各种材料进行审查；符合条件的，发给城镇职工基本医疗保险定点医疗机构资格证。
第十九条 计划生育技术服务机构的人员推行聘任制，建立工作岗位责任制和考核监督机制，不断提高服务效率和工作水平。
第二十条 从事计划生育技术服务的人员应当取得相应的执业资格，了解计划生育法律、法规和政策，熟悉相关的专业基础理论知识和实际操作技能，掌握计划生育技术标准和服务规范。
第二十一条 从事计划生育技术服务的人员在执业活动中，必须本人诊查，按照规定填写计划生育技术服务医疗文书后，方可出具计划生育技术服务证明文件。
从事计划生育技术服务的人员不得伪造、隐匿或者擅自销毁计划生育技术服务医疗文书，不得出具与自己执业范围无关或者与执业类别不相符的计划生育技术服务证明文件。
第四章 监督管理
第二十二条 县级以上人民政府人口和计划生育行政部门应当每年至少组织一次计划生育技术服务工作检查。
第二十三条 县级以上人民政府人口和计划生育行政部门和卫生行政部门应当在计划生育、妇幼保健方面实行信息联网、资源共享，建立定期通报制度。
第二十四条 政府免费向已婚育龄人员提供的计划生育药具，由计划生育技术服务机构的技术服务人员或者村民委员会、居民委员会、机关、团体、企业事业组织的计划生育专职人员负责发放，人口和计划生育行政部门应当加强监督和管理。
药品监督、工商行政管理、人口和计划生育等部门按照职责对计划生育药具流通环节实施检查和监督。
任何组织和个人不得倒卖、变卖政府免费提供的计划生育药具。
第二十五条 计划生育技术服务事故、计划生育手术并发症、计划生育药具不良反应的申报、鉴定和处理，按照国家有关规定执行。
第五章 法律责任
第二十六条 计划生育技术服务机构在计划生育技术服务活动中，擅自使用国家计划生育技术、药具目录以外的计划生育技术、药具的，由县级以上人民政府人口和计划生育行政部门责令其限期改正；逾期不改正的，处1000元以下的罚款。
从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构违反第一款规定的，由县级以上卫生行政部门责令其限期改正；逾期不改正的，对非营利性的医疗、保健机构处1000元以下的罚款，对营利性的医疗、保健机构处5000元以上30000元以下的罚款。
第二十七条 倒卖、变卖政府免费提供的计划生育药具的组织和个人，由药品监督、工商行政管理、人口和计划生育等部门根据国家有关法律法规查处。
第二十八条 计划生育技术服务机构的人员在执业活动中，违反本办法有下列情形之一的，由县级以上人民政府人口和计划生育行政部门责令改正，给予警告、记过或者记大过的行政处分；情节严重的，给予降级、撤职或者开除的行政处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任：
（一）违反计划生育技术规范，造成严重后果的；
（二）造成计划生育技术服务事故的；
（三）未经本人诊查，签署诊断、治疗等证明文件的；
（四）伪造、隐匿或者擅自销毁计划生育技术服务医疗文书的；
（五）造成其他严重后果的。
从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构的人员违反前款规定的，由县级以上卫生行政部门依照国家有关法律法规予以处罚；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
第二十九条 计划生育技术服务机构和从事计划生育技术服务的医疗、保健机构违反本办法规定，对不符合生育政策的夫妻施行人类辅助生殖技术，或者未经批准从事人类辅助生殖技术，导致违反政策生育，或者发生计划生育技术服务重大事故的，由人口和计划生育行政部门或者卫生行政部门对其直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予降级或者撤职的行政处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
第三十条 出具假计划生育证明的，由人口和计划生育行政部门或者卫生行政部门依据职权责令改正，给予警告，没收违法所得；违法所得10000元以上的，处违法所得二倍以上六倍以下的罚款；没有违法所得或者违法所得不足10000元的，处10000元以上30000元以下的罚款；情节严重的，由原发证机关吊销执业证书；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
伪造、变造、买卖计划生育证明的，由人口和计划生育行政部门没收违法所得，违法所得5000元以上的，处违法所得二倍以上十倍以下的罚款；没有违法所得或者违法所得不足5000元的，处5000元以上20000元以下的罚款；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
以不正当手段取得计划生育证明的，由人口和计划生育行政部门取消其计划生育证明；出具证明的单位有过错的，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。
第三十一条 人口和计划生育行政部门、卫生行政部门违反规定，不履行法定职责，批准不具备规定条件的计划生育技术服务机构或者医疗、保健机构开展与计划生育有关的临床医疗服务项目，或者不履行监督职责，或者发现违法行为不予查处，导致计划生育技术服务重大事故发生的，对该部门的正职负责人、直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员给予降级或者撤职的行政处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。
第三十二条 在计划生育技术服务中发生的其他违法行为，按照有关法律法规处理。
第六章 附则
第三十三条 本办法自2004年10月1日起施行。