581248-1940-Emergency-Powers-Colonial-Defence-Order-in-Council-1939--Additional-Regulations — Page 3

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

AZETTE, APRIL 10, 1940.

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Provided that any directions given under this paragraph shall cease to have effect twenty-four hours after the time at which they are giver, "unless in the meantime they have been confirmed by the Governor,

(2) An authorized officer may, in relation to any ship or aircraft, take such stops, and use such force, as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary to secure com- pliance with any directions given under this regulation with respect to the ship or aircraft or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the ship or aircraft, fo: enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.

places.

22.-(1) If, as respects any premises, it appears to the Protected Governor to be necessary or expedient, in the interests of defence or the efficient proscention of the war, or for main- taining supplies and services essential to the life of the com- munity, that special precautions should be taken to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons, he may by order declare those premiss to be a protected place for the purposes of these regulations; and so long as the order is in force, no person shall, sbject to any exemptions for which provision may be made by the order, be in those premises without the permission of such authority or person as may be specified

in the order.

Any premises in relation to which an order made under this regulation is in force are hereafter in these regulations referred to as "a proected place.

(2) Where, in pursuance of this regulation,

is granted permission to be in a protected place, that perso shall, while acting under such permission, comply with such directions for regulating his conduct as may be given by the Governor or by the authority or person granting the permis- sion; and an authorized offices, or any person authorized in that behalf by the occupier of the premises, may search any person entering, or secking to enter, or being in, a protected place, and may detain any such person for the purpose of searching him.

(3) If any person is in a protected place in contravention of this regulation, or, while in such a place, fails to comply with any direction given under this regulation, then, without prejudice to any proceedings which may be taken against him, he may be removed from the place by an authorized officer or any person authorized in that behalf by the occupier of the premises.

areas.

34. Without prejudice to any other of these regulations Controlled the Governor may, as respects--

(a) any protected place or protected area, or

(b) any place in relation to which it appears to the Governor to be necessary to take special precautions owing to the presence in that place of members of His Majesty's forces or munitions of war,

make such rules regulating the conduct of persons in the said place or area as he thinks necessary for the protection of persons and property in that place or area, for safeguarding the discipline and efficiency of members of His Majesty's forces therein, or for facilitating the enforcement therein of these regulations; and a rule made in relation to any place by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph may make provision for restricting access to that place, and for removing