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the courts are given guidance by the Ordinance as to the exercise of the power to make exclusion and occupation orders;

a time limit is introduced by the Ordinance for exclusion and occupation orders and for a power of arrest, giving statutory effect to matters covered by the Practice Direction at

19817 1 ALL E.R. 224; and

the period for which a person may be held in custody between an arrest and appearance before a Judge is longer under the Ordinance, but is consistent with the period a person can be held after being arrested under the Debtors (Arrest and Imprisonment) Ordinance 1984 (No. 1 of 1984).

Before the Acting Governor assented to the Bill in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, the Attorney General advised that he could properly do so.

30 July 1986.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

HONG KONG.

Hand hitte

Acting Law Draftsman.