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CAP. 201]

Prevention of Bribery

[1974 Ed.

Application for directions.

Legal advisers and privileged information.

(5) Where a restraining order has been revoked or varied under this section, notice of such revocation or the order as so varied, as the case may be, shall be served on the third party to whom it is directed and on the suspected person.

(Added, 9 of 1974, s. 7)

14E. (1) The suspected person or a third party on whom a restraining order has been served in accordance with section 14C(3) or 14D(5) may at any time apply to the court for directions.

(2) The parties to any such application shall be--

(a) the suspected person and the third party; and

(b) the Commissioner.

(3) A person applying for directions under subsection (1) shall give to each other party to the application such notice of the day fixed for the hearing of the application as a judge of the court may order.

(4) On the hearing of an application under subsection (1), the court may give such directions as it thinks fit.

(Added, 9 of 1974, s. 7)

15. (1) Save as is provided in this section, nothing in this Ordinance shall require the disclosure by a legal adviser of any privileged information, communication, book, document or other article.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), the information referred to in section 13(2) and in section 14(2) may be required from a legal adviser as from any other person, notwithstanding that the effect of compli- ance with such a requirement would be to disclose any privileged information or communication.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), a legal adviser may be required by notice under section 14(1)(d)—

(a) to state whether, at any time during such period as is specified in the notice, he has acted on behalf of any person named or otherwise identified in the notice in connexion with---

(i) the transfer by such person of any moneys out of the Colony; or

(ii) the investment by such a person within or outside the Colony of any moneys; and

(b) if so, to furnish information in his possession with respect

thereto, being information as to-

(i) the date of the transfer or investment;

(ii) the amount of the transfer or investment;