Defence Works Protection.
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CHAPTER 195.
DEFENCE WORKS PROTECTION.
To afford greater protection to defence works and property essential to the security or life of the community.
[11th August, 1950.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Defence Works Protection Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance—
"closed area" means any area or place declared by order of the Governor to be a closed area under section 10 of the Public Order Ordinance; "lawful authority" means the authority of the Governor or such person or persons, to whom by the direction of the Governor given under this section such authority has been delegated in whole or in part;
"military premises" includes any place on land or water reserved whether wholly or in part and whether at intervals or continuously for military purposes; "military purposes" means the purposes of any of His Majesty's regular forces or any local naval, military, air or police force, corps or reserve;
"model" includes design, pattern and specimen; "munitions of war" includes the whole or any part of any ship, submarine, aircraft, tank or similar engine, arms and ammunition, torpedo or mine, rocket, bomb or projector therefor, intended or adapted for use in war, and any other article, material, or device, whether actual or proposed, intended for such use; "prohibited place" means any protected place, any closed area, any military premises and any place which is for the time being declared by order of the Governor to be a prohibited place for the purposes of this section on the ground that information with respect thereto or the destruction or obstruction thereof or interference therewith would be useful to an enemy or potential enemy or would be prejudicial to the security of the Colony;
"protected place" means any place which has been declared to be a protected place under section 2 of the Protected Places (Safety) Ordinance;
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Interpretation.
(Cap. 245.)
(Cap. 260.)