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HONG EING

No. 9 of 1978

I assent.

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Governor.

M. She

Jóch February, 1978.

An Ordinance to amend the fudependent Commission Against Corruption

Ordinance.

[17th February, 1978]

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and com- sent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Todependent Commission Stor utle. Against Corruption (Amendment) Ordinance 1978.

2. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 18 Addition of the following new section-

"Inddoe

od pre-1977

now accidos

LBA.

18A. (1) Notwithstanding section 12, the Commissioner (Cap. 204, shall not act as required by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of that section in respect of alleged or suspected offences committed before 1st January 1977 except in relation to

(a) persons oot in Hong Kong or against whom a warrant of arrest was outstanding on 5th November 1977;

(b) any person who before 5th November 1977 had been interviewed by an officer and to whom allegations had been put that he bad committed an offence; (e) an offence which the Governor considers sufficiently

heinous to warrant action.