1976-HKRS28-16-24_Part02 — Page 15

Ameodenant of

rection 14C.

Amendment of Keton 17.

Absendment of Jection 174,

2

3. Section 14C of the principal Ordinance is amended in subsection (3) by inserting the following after "person"-

"and may be served by delivering it to him personally or may, where the District Court is satisfied that such person cannot be found or is not in Hong Kong, be served in such other manner as the court may direct on application ex parte by or on behalf of the Com- missioner",

4. Section 17 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting sub- section (1) and substituting the following-

"(1) If it appears to the Commissioner that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any premises or place, other than an office, registry or other room of or used by a public body, there may be anything which is or contains evidence of the commission of an offence under this Ordinance, he may by warrant directed to an in- vestigating officer empower such officer to enter such premises or place, by force if necessary, and search the same.”

3. Section 17A of the principal Ordiṇands is amended by inserting the following after subsection (6)—–—–

1976.

C

*(GA) All proceedings before a magistrate under this section shall be conducted in chambers."

[

ur

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 7 day of April,

на

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

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 bin.

1 assent.

M M. Liha

么 M2,

Governor.

15.

Clerk to the Legislative Council,