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LEGISLATIVE POWER/AUTHORITY
TO WHOM GRANTED
SECTION
(b)
SOCIETIES ORDINANCE, CAP. 151
(i)
To prohibit operation of a society.
Secretary for
Security
(ii)
To remove from list of societies.
Societies
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Officer
(iii) To prohibit person being office-bearer of society for 5 years.
(iv)
To enter in performance of
Secretary for Security
24 & 25
statutory functions non- domestic premises without warrant
Societies Officer
31 (1)
(v)
To enter in performance of
Societies Officer
31 (2)
(vi)
statutory functions domestic premises with magistrate's warrant
To enter and search, with magistrates warrant, any place or premises believed to be used for meeting, or as place of business, of society (believed to be operated for any purpose prejudicial to security of Hong Kong or public safety or public order) and any person therein or escaping there- from and seize documents or articles which may be used in prosecution.
Societies
Officer and authorized
persons
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