THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 25, 1940.
(5) The owner or occupier of any land shall, if requested by or on behalf of a competent authority so to do, furnish to such authority or r person as may be specified in the request sneh information in his possession relating to the land (being information which may reasonably be demanded of him in connexion with the execution of this regulation) as may be so specified.
for purposes
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53. Without prejudice to any other of these regulations, Ise of land the tiovernor may by order authorize, subject to any restric- tions and conditions imposed by the order, the use of any forces. land specified therein for military purposes, for air force purposes or for any of the purposes of His Majesty's navy, as the ease may be, during such period as may be specified in the order; and any such order may, so far as appears to the Governor to be necessary or expedient for the purposes thereof, provide—
(a) for entitling persons using any land in pursuance of the order to do such acts in relation to that land as may be Specified in the order, and
() for prohibiting or restricting the exercise of rights of way over that land, and of other rights relating thereto which are enjoyed by any person, whether by virtue of an interest in land or otherwise.
54. Any member of His Majesty's forces acting in the course of his duty as such, and any person authorized by a competent authority to act under this regulation-
(1) may enter on any land for the purpose of exercising any of the powers conferred in relation to that land by regulations 55, 56 and 57;
(2) may enter and inspect any land for the purpose of determining whether, and, if so, in what manner, any of those powers are to be exercised in relation to the land; and
(3) may, for any purpose connected with defence, the prosecution of the war, the securing of the public safety or the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community, pass (with or without animals or vehicles) over any land.
Entry and land.
inspection
property
55.-(1) Subject as hereinafter provided, the Governor, Requisition- if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient so to doing of in the interests of public safety, defence or the efficient other than prosecution of the war, or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, may by order provide for the requisitioning of---
(a) any property other than land situated in this Colony;
(b) any article on board any vessel or aircraft for the time being within this Colony or the territorial waters thereof; and
(c) any ship or aircraft registered in this Colony, wherever it may be:
and may give such directions as appear to him to be necessary c expedient in connexion with the requisition :
Provided that this regulation shall not authorize the requisitioning of anything on board United Kingdom or Dominion slip or airerafi,
land.
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