1970-HKRS28-8-37_Part02 — Page 41

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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This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

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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.