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(i)

to imprisonment for not less than six

months nor more than three years; or

(ii)

to corporal punishment.

(3) Where any person is charged before a magis-

trate with an offence under this section, it shall not

be open to the magistrate to exercise, in relation to

such an offence, either the powers conferred by

(Cap.227.)section 36 of the Magistrates Ordinance or the powers

conferred by section 3 of the Probation of Offenders

(Cap. 298.)Ordinance.

(4) Where a person who is not less than 14 years

of age nor more than 16 years of age is convicted of

an offence under this section, section 11(2) of the

Juvenile Offenders Ordinance shall not apply in

(Cap.226.)relation to such person.

(5) No prosecution for an offence under this

section shall be instituted without the consent of

the Attorney General..

(6) Any police officer may stop and search any

person in a public place in order to ascertain whether

or not that person has been guilty of an offence against

this section.

(7) Where a person is convicted of an offence under

subsection (1), the court may make an order for the

forfeiture of any offensive weapon in respect of which

the offence was committed.".