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(Cap. 172)
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
21 (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 5, 7 or 8 the court may on the application of the Attorney General and in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence make an order, which shall continue in force for such period not exceeding 12 months as the court may specify-
(0) requiring the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited to dis- connect any telephone service provided to such premises used in or in connexion with the commission of that offence as may be specified in the order;
(5) requiring the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited to dis-
connect any other telephone servico provided to the defendant; (c) prohibiting the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited from providing to the defendant any further telephone service while the order is in force.
(2) The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall notify the Hong Kong Telephone Company Limited of the making of an order under subsection (1) and the Company shall lake such steps as may be necessary to give effect to it.
(3) An order under subsection (1) shall have effect notwithstanding that the defendant is not the subscriber to the telephone service or a party to the agreement with the Company.
21.
(a)
() The Commissioner may- by licence authorize.....
(i) the promotion and conduct of any lottery for the purposes of a club, association or other body of persons approved by the Commissioner:
(i) the organization and conduct of a game of tombola by a society which is registered or exempled from registration under the Societies Ordinance or is a person to whom that Ordinance does not apply:
(i) the organization and conduct of a game of amusement with prizes to be conducted on premises licensed under section 4 of the Places of Public Entertaintment Ordinance;
(iv) the organization and conduct of a trade promotion com- petition by a person engaged in trade or business;
(b) license premises for the playing, therein of games in which
mahjong or in kau tiles are used.
(2) A licence under subsection (1) may on payment of the prescribed
(a) be granted for a particular lottery, game or competition; or (5) be granted or renewed for a period of 12 months.
(3) Any such licence shall be subject to the prescribed conditions and to any other conditions which the Commissioner may impose.
[4) The Commissioner may cancel any such licence at any time- (a) if a condition of the licence is contravened whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (6); or (b) he considers that the public interest so requires.
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(5) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner under this section may appeal by way of petition to the Governor within 21 days of the decision and on any such appeal the Governor may confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the Commissioner,
(6) Where a condition of any such licence is contravened, the person to whom the licence was issued commits an offence unless he proves that the contravention occurred without his consent or connivance and that be exercised all due diligence to prevent it
(7) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (6) is liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonmeat for 2 years.
23. (1) A police officer of or above the rank of superintendent may, Starch et if he reasonably suspects that any premises or place are or is a gambling suspected establishment, authorize in writing any police officer to enter and search merkkilä Shona cars, the premises or place,
(2) A police officer to whom an authorization is issued under sub- section (1), and any other police officer acting under his direction, may-
(a) enter, by force it necessary, the premises or place specified in
the authorization and search the same;
(b) arrest any person who is found in such premises or place or
who escapes from such premises or place;
(c) search any person who is found in such premises or place or
who escapes from such premises or place;
(d) seize and detain any gambling equipment found in such premises or place or found on any person in such premises of place or found on any person who escapes from such premises or placc; (e) seize and detain any money or other property-
O being used in or for or in connexion with gambling in such premises or place;
(ii) found on any person operating, or managing or otherwise controlling, any gambling establishment in such premises or place or on any person assisting in the operation or in the management or other control of any such establishment; or
(iii) found on any person found in such premises or place where catry under paragraph (a) is prevented, obstructed or delayed.
(3) No person shall be searched under this section except by a person of the game 903.
24. I a police officer reasonably suspects that an offence under section 13 is being or has been committed in any place referred to in that section or in any street, be may seize and detain-
(a) any gambling equipment found in such place or street or in the possession of any person whom be reasonably suspects of com- milting or having committed any such offence; and
(6) any money or other properly so found which appears to him to bave been used in or far of in connexion with the commission of any such offence.
Seizure of equipment etc.
la case of cxfence toldi dit- aceton 13.
25. (1) A racing club shall use all reasonable and lawful means Bookmaking on (including the removal of persons from racing club premises under sub-racing cub
premiex, section (2)) to prevent the commission of offences under section 7 on the racing club premises.
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