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Amendment of section 56.

8.

Amendment of section 60.

Schedule of amendments.

2

Section 56 of the principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by inserting after "immigration officer" the following-

"or immigration assistant"; and

(ii) by deleting paragraphs (c), (d) and (f); and

(b) by inserting, after subsection (1), the following subsection--

"(1A) For the purposes of this Ordinance, an immigra- tion officer may-

(a) detain for not more than 7 days any document-

(i) produced pursuant to a requirement under section 5(6)(b); or

(ii) found on any person searched under sub- section (1)(b);

(b) arrest and detain any person if he has reason to suspect that such person has committed an offence under this Ordinance;

(c) board and search any ship, aircraft, vehicle or train (not being a ship of war or a military aircraft), or enter and search any premises or place, if he has reason to suspect that there is therein-

(i) any person who may be arrested under this Ordinance; or

(ii) any thing which may be seized under this Ordinance.".

9. Section 60 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "Governor" and substituting the following—

"Secretary for Security".

10. The sections of the principal Ordinance specified in the first column of the Schedule are amended to the extent and in the manner set out in the second column of that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS

Amendment

[s. 10.]

Section

2(1).

4(1).

4(2).

5(3).

5(7).

(a) In paragraph (d) of the definition of "specified country", by inserting "or immigration assistant" after "immigra- tion officer"; and

(b) in the definition of "travel document", by inserting "or

immigration assistant" after "immigration officer".

By inserting "or immigration assistant" after "immigration officer" wherever it occurs.

By inserting "or immigration assistant" after "immigration officer".

By inserting "or immigration assistant" after "immigration officer".

By inserting "or immigration assistant" after “immigration officer".