Obstruction of police officers.
Temporary modification of Police Supervision Ordinance. (Cap. 224.3
Saving.
(c) detain any person found in any building or place that he is empowered by these regulations to search until the same has been searched; and
(d) detain any vessel or vehicle that he is empowered by these
regulations to search until the same has been searched.
B. Any person who obstructs any police officer, or day police officer assisting a police officer, in the exercise of any power conferred on him by these regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.
9. During the continuance in force of these regulations, the Police Supervision Ordinance shall apply as if, in addition to the other offences specified therein, the First Schedule to that Ordin- ance specified an offence under regulation 3, 4, 5 or 6 of these regulations.
10. Nothing in these regulations shall derogate Trpm or in any way restrict or affect any power conferred on any portice officer by or under any other law or the operation of any other law
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
23rd June 1967.
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Clerk of Councils.
Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the Regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purporr.)
These Regulations strengthen the law so as to enable the Goverment to combat intimidation more effectively. They take account of the diverse ways in which this insidious menace may manifest itself.
The Regulations introduce a much more comprehensive offence of intimidation (regulation 3) and a new offence (regulation 4) which is intended to discourage assemblies of persons, one or more of whom behaving in an intimidating manner. An important aspect of the latter offence is that a crowd will constitute an intimidating assembly although only some of the participants are behaving in an intimidating mammer. In addition, any person who forms part of the assembly will be guilty of an offence whether or not be is participating in the conduct which makes the assembly intimidating. This is intended to deter passive associa- tion with assemblies of this kind.
The Regulations also make it a criminal offence to take part in the direction or organization of intimidation or intimidating assemblies (regulations 5 and 6).
(Secretariat CR 6/3231/591)
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ORDINANCE. (Chapter 241).
EMERGENCY (CLOSED AREAS) REGULATIONS 1967.
Ia exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Emergency (Closed Areas) Regulations 1967.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "building" includes the whole or any part of any domestic or public building, arch, bridge, chimney, dock, factory, garage. hangar, hoarding, office, pier, shelter, shop, wall, warehouse, wharf, workshop or other structure whatsoever;
"closed area" means any building or place, or any part of any building or place, or any area, which has been declared to be a closed area under regulation 3 and also means the whole or any part of any street which has been declared to be within a closed area;
"place" means any place whatsoever, whether or not the public
has access thereto as of right.
3.
The Governor may by order declare any building or place or any part of any building or place or any area to be a closed area and, so far as may be necessary to enable any closed area to be effectively closed, may declare that the whole or any part of any street shall be within the closed area.
4. (1) No person shall enter or be in a closed area without the permission of a police officer or authority given by or on behalf of such person as may be prescribed in respect of the closed area by the order under regulation 3.
(2) Any permission or authority granted under paragraph (1) may be subject to conditions, and without prejudice to the general- ity of the foregoing may in particular be subject to conditions limiting the time during which and specifying the purpose for which a person may be in the closed area.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or any con- dition imposed under paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars und to imprisonment for three years.
Citation
Interpretation.
Declaration of closed area.
Restriction ca entering or being in closed
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