Amendment of
section 4.
Addition of
new section 8.
3. Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) by inserting, after "distributes". the following-
", displays".
4. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding, after section 7, the following new section-
""Power to
remove
seditious
publica. tions.
B.
(1) Any police officer or public officer
may-
(a)
enter any premises or place:
(b)
stop and board any vehicle, tramcar, train or vessel,
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and remove therefrom or obliterate any seditious publication.
(2) Any police officer or public officer may-- (a) break open any outer or inner door of any premises or place which he is empowered by this section to enter;
(b) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any removal or obliteration which he is empowered by this section to make:
(c) detain any vehicle, tramcar, train or vessel until any seditious publication has been re- moved or obliterated therefrom;
(d) remove any person from any vehicle, tram- car. train or vessel while any seditious publication is removed or obliterated.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in para- graph (a) of subsection (1), the powers conferred thereby shall, if the seditious publication is not visible from a public place, only be exercised-
(a) with the prior permission of the occupier of
the premises or place; or
(b) under and in accordance with a warrant issued by a magistrate for such purpose.".
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Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this [[ of March, 1970.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.