Offcnce against a patient.
Protection of addicts, etc.
(Cap. 134).
Protection of persona carrying out the provi sions of this Ordinance.
(Cap. 29)
Power of
18. Any attendant, nurse, servant or other person employed in a centre who ill-treats or wilfully neglects any patient in the centre shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction shall be liable to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
19. No statement or admission made by an addict for the purpose of being admitted to a centre and no statement or admission made by a patient in a centre shall be admissible as evidence against the maker of the statement or admission in any proceedings against him under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
20. (1) No superintendent or other person employed in a centre who has purported to act in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable to any civil or criminal proceedings, whether on the ground of want of jurisdiction or on any other ground, unless he has acted in bad faith or without reasonable care.
(2) No proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be brought against any person in any court in respect of any action by such person pur-" ported to be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, with- out the leave of the court and leave shall not be given unless the court is satisfied that there is substantial ground for the contention that the person, against whom it is sought to bring the proceedings, has acted in bad faith or without reasonable care.
(3) Notice of any application under subsection (2) shaft be given. to the person against whom it it sought to bring the proceedings and that person shall be entitled to be heard against the application,
(4) Where on an application under this section leave is given to bring any proceedings and the proceedings are commenced within four weeks after the date on which leave was so given, the proceeding shall for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 17 of the Law Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, be deemed to have been com- menced on the date on which notice of the application was given to the person against whom the proceedings are to be brought.
21. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or
Governor in provide for-
Council to make regu- lations.
(a) any matter which by this Ordinance is required or permitted
to be prescribed:
(6) the manner in which application for admission into a centre shall be made and the form to be used in connexion there- with:
(c) the duties of a superintendent;
(d) the duties of a visitor:
(e) the amount to be paid by any person in respect of the main-
tenance of patient in a centre:
(f) the books and records to be kept in a centre: (g) the manner in which appeals may be made to the Board; (4) generally carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) Any such regulation may provide that the contravention thereof shall constitute an offence and may prescribe penalties for any offence not exceeding a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six months.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 7th day of September. 1960.
Chapman
And
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
(Secretariat GR4/3231/60)