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(Cap. 220.)

Powers in relation to inflam-

matory

speeches and posters.

loud bailer, and also means publish by means of any record, tape, wire or perforated roll, so as in either case to be capable of being heard by the public:

"vehicle" has the meaning that it has for the purposes of the Road Traffic Ordinance and also means a bicycle, cart, truck or barrow.

127C. (1) For the purpose of preventing the dissemination of any inflammatory matter, any police officer of or above the rank of inspector, with the assistance of such other police officers as may be necessary, may-

(a) enter and search any building or place if he knows or has reason to suspect that the building or place or any part thereof is being or has been used for the uttering of any inflammatory speech:

(b) stop, board and search any vessel or stop and search any vehicle if he knows or bas reason to suspect that the same is being or has been used for the uttering of any in- flammatory speech;

(c) seize, remove and detain any thing whatso- ever if he knows or has reason to suspect that the same is being or has been used for or in connexion with the uttering of any inflammatory speech; and

(d) seize, remove and detain any thing which appears to him to be or to contain or to be likely to be, or to contain, evidence of an offence under regulation 127,

(2) Any police officer of or above the rank of assistant superintendent may, with the assistance of such other police officers or other persons as may be necessary, take such steps or do such things or cause such steps to be taken or such things to be done as he considers necessary to ensure that any thing which is being or has been or may be used for or in con- nexion with the uttering of any inflammatory speech is not capable of being used for the time being.

(3) Any person who interferes with any step taken or thing done under paragraph (2) or restores any thing so that it is capable of being used 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.

(4) For the purpose of preventing the dissemina- tion of any inflammatory poster, any police officer of or above the rank of inspector, with the assistance of such other police officers as may be necessary, may-

enter and search say building or place if be knows or has reason to suspect that there is or may be in the building or place or any part thereof any inflammatory poster:

(a)

(b) stop, board and search any vessel or stop and search any vehicle if he knows or has reason to suspect that there is therein any inflammatory poster;

(c) seize, remove and detain or destroy any- thing which is or appears to him to be an inflammatory poster; and

(d) seize, remove and detain any thing which appears to him to be or to contain, or to be likely to be or to contain, evidence of an offence under regulation 127 or 127A.

(5) Any police officer of or above the rank of inspector, with the assistance of such other police officers or persons as may be necessary, may remove or obliterate from any building, vehicle, tramcar, train, vessel, sign, post or other thing whatsoever or from any place...

(a) any inflammatory poster posted up, stuck. fixed, placed, exhibited or displayed in, on. to or against the same; or

(b) any inflammatory matter printed, daubed, drawn, written or otherwise inscribed in, co

or against the same.

and for that purpose may enter and search any build- ing or place or stop and board any vehicle, tramcar of vessel.

(6) Any police officer may---

(a) break open any outer or inner door of any building or place which he is empowered by this regulation to enter and search;

(6) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any detention, search, seizure, or obliteration or removal which he is em- powered by this regulation to make;