Appendix 18
LEGISLATION ADMINISTERED BY AFCD
The Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation is currently the Director of Marketing, the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, the Registrar of Credit Unions and the Country and Marine Parks Authority. Authority under legislation is delegated, as appropriate, to various officers of the Department. The legislation under which the Department has statutory functions and responsibility is listed below:
| Cap 33 | Co-operative Societies Ordinance |
| Cap 96 | Forests and Countryside Ordinance |
| Cap 119 | Credit Unions Ordinance |
| Cap 133 | Pesticides Ordinance |
| Cap 139 | Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance |
| Cap 167 | Dogs and Cats Ordinance |
| Cap 168 | Pounds Ordinance |
| Cap 169 | Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance |
| Cap 170 | Wild Animals Protection Ordinance |
| Cap 171 | Fisheries Protection Ordinance |
| Cap 207 | Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance |
| Cap 208 | Country Parks Ordinance |
| Cap 277 | Agricultural Products (Marketing) Ordinance |
| Cap 291 | Marine Fish (Marketing) Ordinance |
| Cap 353 | Marine Fish Culture Ordinance |
| Cap 421 | Rabies Ordinance |
| Cap 476 | Marine Parks Ordinance |
| Cap 490 | Plant Varieties Protection Ordinance |
| Cap 570 | Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Ordinance |
| Cap 586 | Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance |
| Cap 607 | Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Ordinance |
| Cap 1067 | J.E. Joseph Trust Fund Ordinance |
| Cap 1080 | Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Loan Fund Ordinance |