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P) Regulation 1190

(6) E(P) Regulation 119D

(7) E(P) Regulation 119E

(8) E(F) Regulation 127

(9) Legal Notice 79/67,

(Emergency (Courts) Regulations

Makes it an offence to have possession or custody of or control over any corrosive substance without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.

Makes it an offence to have possession. or custody of or control over a simulated bomb without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.

Provides a defence against charges under 119D in certain circumstances.

Empowers the Commissioner of Police to prohibit the holding of meetings if he is satisfied that such meetings would be likely to disturb public order or interfere with essential services or supplies.

Empowers Judges to exclude the public from courts.

A similar but less stringent provision is to be incorporated into the Offences Against the Person Ordinance. The necessary amending Bill went to the Hong Kong Legislative Council in February, 1969, but the Ordinance has not yet been received in the department. As soon as this Regulation has been so incorporated, it will be repealed.

These Regulations will be repealed as soon as equivalent provisions have been incor- porated in the permanent law. The Summary Offences (Amendment) Bill, 1969, was introduced into the Hong Kong Legislative Council on 26th February for this purpose. The Ordinance has not yet been received in the department.

This Regulation has been repealed and replaced by similar provisions in sections 7, 11 and 15 of the Public Order Ordinance, 1967.

These Regulations have been repealed and incorporated into the Criminal Procedure Ordinance by the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance, 1968. The latter Ordinance has been forwarded by the Governor for notifica- tion of non-disallowance and is under consideration in the

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