Pawers of

Tribunal

with regard to obtaining evidence and the conduct of proceed- ings, and Cerwin offences,

(Cop. 227).

Twelve. monthly review by Tribunal.

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(2) The Governor in Council may make rules as to the procedur of a Tribunal in the carrying out of its functions.

(3) Any person whose case has been referred to a Tribunal shak be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel or solicitor; and every such person shall be informed by the Tribunal of his rights under this regulation.

(4) The Commissioner of Police shall be entitled to be represented before a Tribunal by a public officer.

(5) Every hearing by a Tribunal shall be in camera.

14. (1) For the purposes of an inquiry under these regulations a Tribunal shall have the following powers-

(a) to take evidence and examine witnesses on cath; and (b) to summon any person to attend the inquiry to give evident or to produce any document or other thing in his possessio and to examine him as a witness or require him to produc any document or other thing in his possession.

(2) A witness Summons shall be in such form as the Presidcol of a Tribunal shall direct and shall be signed by the President.

(3) Any person who, being summoned to attend as a witness or to produce any document or any other thing to a Tribunal, refuses of neglects to do so or to answer any questions put to him by or with the concurrence of a Tribunal shall be guilty of an offence and shall k liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars ad to imprisonment for three months:

Provided that no person shall be bound to incriminate himself and every witness shall in respect of any evidence given by him befor a Tribunal be entitled to the privileges to which he would be entitled if giving evidence before a court of justice.

(4) Any person who behaves in an insulting manner or uses a threatening or insulting expression to or in the presence of a Tribadi shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for three months (5) Any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (3) or (4) may, in the discretion of the magistrate, be held in camera:

Provided that the delivery by the magistrate of his determination and any proceedings subsequent thereto, other than a review onda section 102 of the Magistrates Ordinance that requires the hearing d evidence, shall take place in open and public court.

15. (1) The case of every detained person shall be reviewed b a Tribunal at or before the end of each period of twelve months during!! which such person is detained, and such Tribunal shall make a repon t the Governor in Council embodying its advice as to the continuanc

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force or suspension or revocation of, or any other matter relating to. the deleation order in question.

(2) In calculating the periods of twelve months for the purposes of paragraph (1), any period during which the detained person was at large shall be excluded,

16. During the continuance in force of these regulations, sub- Suspension sections (3) to (9) inclusive of section 4 of the Deportation of Aliens of lang

procedure Ordinance shall, in relation to persons whose cases fall to be dealt with under the under these regulations, be suspended, and subsection (2) of section 3 Deportation of the Deportation of Aliens Ordinance shall be read as it for the words of Alicus

Ordinance. "upon any inquiry in the manner prescribed in section 4" there were (Cap. 240). substituted the words "having considered the report of a Deportation and Detention Advisory Tribunal made under regulation 10 of the Emergency (Deportation and Detention) Regulatious, 1962”.

17. (1) The Governor may direct that the operation of a detention Suspension order be suspended and such suspension may be made subject to such of detention

and deporta- conditions as he thinks fit; and, where a detention order is suspended on orders. subject to conditions, the Governor may direct that the operation of any deportation order relating to the person named in that detention order also be suspended subject to the observance by such person of the conditions of the suspension of the detention order.

(2) The Governor in Council may revoke any suspension of a detention order or deportation order.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be in addition to and not in derogation of section 16 of the Interpretation Ordinance,

(Cap. 1).

18. (1) The Governor may appoint any place to be a place of Detention detention for the purposes of these regulations, and a detained person of detained who is detained in a place of detention in accordance with any directions persons and

internal given under paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be in lawful custody. management of places of (2) The Governor may give directions consistent with these detention, regulations as to the internal management of, and otherwise in connexion with, any place of detention and as to the discipline of persons detained therein.

to effect

19. The Governor may appoint a Superintendent and other officers Officers to under the control of the Superintendent to effect the detention of be appointed detained persons in accordance with these regulations and any directions detention. given under paragraph (2) of regulation 18.

20. (1) For the purposes of this regulation- "officer" means an officer appointed under regulation 19: "Superintendent" means the Superintendent appointed under regu-

lation 19.

Manage- ment, etc.. of places of detention.

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