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A402

Ord. No. 67/88

Offences

Power to amend Schedule 1

Transitional

COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS

(2) The Governor shall cause the report referred to in subsection (1) to be laid before the Legislative Council.

23. Any person who-

(a) without lawful excuse, obstructs, hinders or resists the Commis- sioner or any other person in the exercise of his powers under this Ordinance;

(b) without lawful excuse, fails to comply with any lawful requirement of the Commissioner or any other person under this Ordinance; or (c) makes a statement which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, or otherwise knowingly misleads the Commissioner or any other person in the exercise of his powers under this Ordinance, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

24. Where any new department is created, or where any department is abolished or reorganized, or its name is altered, the Governor in Council may, by order published in the Gazette, make such amendments to Schedule 1 as may be necessary to include the name of the new department, or to give effect to the abolition, reorganization or alteration.

25. A complaint under this Ordinance may be made in respect of matters which arose before the commencement of this Ordinance and for the purposes of section 10(1)(a) any time elapsing between the date of the enactment and the date of the commencement of this Ordinance (but not any time before the first of those dates) shall be disregarded.

SCHEDULE 1

DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES

Agriculture and Fisheries Department.

Architectural Services Department.

Audit Department.

Buildings and Lands Department.

Census and Statistics Department.

City and New Territories Administration.

Civil Aviation Department.

Civil Engineering Services Department.

Correctional Services Department.

Customs and Excise Department.

Education Department.

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.

Environmental Protection Department.

Fire Services Department.

Government Data Processing Agency.

Government Laboratory.

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