(4)
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Where a person who is not less than
14 years of age and under 16 years of age is
convicted of an offence under this section,
section 11(2) of the Juvenile Offenders
(Cap. 226.) Ordinance shall not apply in relation to such
person.
(5) No prosecution for an offence under
this section shall be instituted without the
consent of the Attorney General.
(6) Any police officer may stop and
search any person in a public place in order
to ascertain whether or not that person has
been guilty of an offence against this section.
(7) Where a person is convicted of an
offence under subsection (1), the court may
make an order for the forfeiture of any
offensive weapon in respect of which the
offence was committed.".
Explanatory Memorandum.
The object of this Bill is to repeal and replace
section 33 of the Public Order Ordinance which deals with
the offence of possession of an offensive weapon in a
public place.
The Public Order (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance,
1972, introduced a mandatory sentence of not less than six
months' imprisonment or a detention centre order for any