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Offences by persons entering

or remaining in

precincts of

Chamber.

Journals printed by order of the Council to be admitted as evidence.

Powers of President

supplementary to

powers under

Letters Patent

or Royal Instructions.

Courts not

to exercis

jurisdiction in respect of acts of the Council. President or officers.

Officers of the

Council to have powers of police officer.

President may act when the Council

is dissolved.

Consent of

Attorney General

o prosecute.

Consequential amendment. (Cap. 11.)

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (Powers and PRIVILEGES) BILL

(d) threatens, molests or in any way punishes or injures or attempts to punish or injure any person for having given evidence before the Council or a committee or on account of any evidence which he has given before the Council or a committee,

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.

20. Any person, other than a member or officer of the Council, who—

(a) enters or attempts to enter the Chamber or the precincts of the Chamber in contravention of any of the Standing Orders or any resolution under section 8(2); or

(b) contravenes any administrative instructions issued under section 8(3), or any direction given thereunder, regulating the admittance of persons to or the conduct of persons within the Chamber or the precincts of the Chamber, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.

PART V

MISCELLANEOUS

21. Upon any inquiry touching the privileges, immunities and powers of the Council or of any member, any copy of the journals printed or purporting to be printed by the Government Printer shall be admitted as evidence of such journals in all courts and places without any proof being given that such copy was so printed.

22. The powers of the President under this Ordinance shall be supplementary to any powers conferred on him by Letters Patent or Royal Instructions.

23. The Council, the President or any officer of the Council shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the lawful exercise of any power con- ferred on or vested in the Council, the President or such officer by or under this Ordinance or the Standing Orders.

24. Within the precincts of the Chamber, every officer of the Council shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance and of the application of the criminal law, have all the powers and enjoy all the privileges of a police officer.

25. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the President may exercise the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance even though the Council has been dissolved.

26. No prosecution for an offence under this Ordinance shall be instituted except with the consent of the Attorney General.

27. Section 4 of the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance is repealed.

立法局(權力與特權)條例草案

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