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Powers of arrest.
(Cap. 232.)
Powers of entry.
CAP. 208]
Country Parks
[1986 Ed.
27. (1) Any public officer or class of public officers authorized in writing by the Authority in that behalf may without warrant arrest any person whom he reasonably suspects of having committed any offence under the regulations.
(2) Any public officer who arrests any person under subsection (1) shall take the person to a police station or, if further inquiries are necessary, first to an office of the Authority and then to a police station, there to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Force Ordinance:
Provided that in no case shall any person be detained for more than 48 hours without being charged and brought before a magistrate.
(3) If any person forcibly resists or attempts to evade arrest under this section, the public officer arresting him may use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest.
28. (1) For the purpose of
(a) surveying any land in connexion with the preparation of a draft map under section 8;
(b) ascertaining whether any new development is being carried out on any land;
(c) ascertaining whether the use or proposed use of any land within a country park would substantially reduce the enjoyment or amenities of the country park as such; or
(d) surveying any land or estimating its value in connexion with any claim for compensation under section 19,
any public officer authorized in writing by the Authority in that behalf may enter upon that land at all reasonable times.
(2) Any person who wilfully obstructs any public officer lawfully exercising his powers under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.