Powers of entry and search of premisca, places, vehicles,
vessels or Hircraft.
Special Constables.
Ordinance No. 10 of 1886.
prints taken, by any police officer or in the case of the examina- tion of a woman by a woman under the direction of a police officer. The photographs to be taken may include a photograph of the full face, a photograph of the true profile and a full-length photograph. The measurements to be taken may include heig'a when standing and the size and relative position of every scar and distinctive mark upon any part of the body. The examina- tion to be made shall be any examination necessary for the pur. pose of detecting any such scar and distinctive mark as afore said. The finger and thumb prints to be taken may be of the external filament of the fingers and thumbs, or both the fingus and the thumbs, of either or both hands. A photograph taken in pursuance of this regulation shall not be published except for the purpose of tracing the person concerned, or shown to any person other than a police officer or an officer of the Govern- ment of Hong Kong or a member of His Majesty's regular forces, or local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve acting in the course of his duty as such, or a person authorized to soc it by any of the aforesaid person so acting.
99. (1) Any authorized officer may enter or board any pre mises, place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft at any time, being premises fir a place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft which he may have reason to suspect of being used, or having recently been used,
for any
purpose prejudicial to the public interest or in which he may suspect that there is any article, goods, document or thing liable to seizure under these regulations, and may search any such premises, place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft and any person therein or leaving the same.
(2) No woman shall be searched under this regulation except by a woman.
100. (r) The Governor may by order authorize the enrolment of any number of special constables for the purposes of these regulations in the manner provided in the Pence Preservation Ordinance, 1886, and the provisions of that Ordinance, with such modifications as may be necessary, shall apply to such enrolment.
(2) Every person enrolled or appointed as a special constable as from the date of his enrolment or appointment and until such enrolment or appointment shall be cancelled or determined by the Governor or some person authorized by the Governor, shall be deemed to have had and be shall have all the powers, privileges, protection and immunities mentioned or referred to in section 3 of the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, but with the like exception as to pay and pension or other reward.
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(3) Every such special constable shall while so enrolled or appointed be subject to the orders of the Governor, the Com- missioner of Police or any officer of Police of or above the rank of Sub-Inspector and any other person authorized by the Governor or the Commissioner of Police to act in that behalf.
(4) Every such special constable shall from the date of his enrolment or appointment be deemed to have been subject to punishment, as mentioned in section 5 of the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, for refusal or neglect, without reasonable excuse, to serve or to obey such lawful orders and directions as may be given to him for the performance of the duties of his office.
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101. No person who obtains any information by virtue of Restriction these regulations shall, otherwise than in connexion with the disclosing execution of these regulations or of an order, rufe or by-law made informa- under these regulations, disclose that information except with permission granted by the Governor.
tion.
102. (1) Any person claiming to be the holder of any licence Licences,
permits, or permit granted, or issued for the purposes of any of these etc. regulations shall, on demand made in that behalf by any police officer or by any authorized officer, produce the licence or permit, as the case may be, to the person making the demand.
(2) Any licence or permit granted for the purposes of any of these regulations may contain such renditions as the authority or person granting it may think necessary or expedient and such licence or permit may he revoked by him at any time.
103. There may be charged in respect of the grant, renewal or Fees for
licences, issue of any licence, permit or other document for the
of purposes etc. any of these regulations, or any order made under any of these regulations, such fee as the Governor may by order determine.
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104. Where any work is done in the exercise of powers con- Recovery ferred by any of these regulations, then, if and so far as the work expenses. was work which, apart from the provisions of these regulations, some person was under a duty to do or might have been required to do but which be bad failed without reasonable excuse to do, the amount of any expenses reasonably incurred in connexion with the doing of the said work shall be a debt due from that person to the Crown.