CAP. 93]
[s. 9 cont.]
Reports and statements
or other communications privileged.
Public Services Commission.
Commission to advise the Government of Hong Kong under this Ordinance, wilfully gives to the Commission or to the Chairman or a member thereof or to any person or body of persons appointed by any regulation to assist the Commission in the exercise of its functions or the discharge of its duties, any information which is false by reason of the falsity of, or by reason of the omission of, a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty: A fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for two years.
10. Any report, statement or other communication which the Commission may in the exercise of its functions or the discharge of its duties hereunder make to the Government of Hong Kong or to the Governor or to the Colonial Secretary or to the head of a department of Government shall be privileged in that its production may not be compelled in any legal proceedings unless the Governor under the hand of the Colonial Secretary consents to its production in such proceedings.
Protection to Chairman and members.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 105, s. 10. [cf. Cap. 227, Part VII].
Publication and disclosure to unauthorized persons prohibited.
11. Any Chairman and any member of the Commission shall have such and the like protection and privileges in case of any action or suit brought against him for any act done or omitted to be done in the execution of his duty as is by law given to any magistrate or justice acting in the execution of his office.
12. (1) Neither the Chairman nor any member of the Commission nor any other person shall without the written permission of the Governor under the hand of the Colonial Secretary publish or disclose to any unauthorized person or otherwise than in the course of duty the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever which has come to his knowledge in the course of his duties under this Ordinance or under any regulation made thereunder in respect of any matters referred to the Commission under this Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder and any person who knowingly acts in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty: A fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for one year.
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CAP. 93]
[s. 9 cont.]
Reports and statements
or other com- munications
privileged.
Public Services Commission.
Commission to advise the Government of Hong Kong under this Ordinance, wilfully gives to the Commission or to the Chairman or a member thereof or to any person or body of persons appointed by any regulation to assist the Comis- sion in the exercise of its functions or the discharge of its duties, any information which is false by reason of the falsity of, or by reason of the omission of, a material particular, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty: A fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for two years.
10. Any report, statement or other communication which the Commission may in the exercise of its functions or the of Commission discharge of its duties hereunder make to the Government of Hong Kong or to the Governor or to the Colonial Secretary or to the head of a department of Government shall be privileged in that its production may not be compelled in any legal proceedings unless the Governor under the hand of the Colonial Secretary consents to its production in such proceedings.
Protection to Chairman and members.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 105, s. 10. [cf. Cap. 227, Part VII].
Publication and disclosure
to un-
authorized
persons
prohibited.
11. Any Chairman and any member of the Commission shall have such and the like protection and privileges in case of any action or suit brought against him for any act done or omitted to be done in the execution of his duty as is by law given to any magistrate or justice acting in the execution of his office.
12. (1) Neither the Chairman nor any member of the of information Commission nor any other person shall without the written permission of the Governor under the hand of the Colonial Secretary publish or disclose to any unauthorized person or otherwise than in the course of duty the contents or any part of the contents of any document, communication or information whatsoever which has come to his knowledge in the course of his duties under this Ordinance or under any regulation made thereunder in respect of any matters referred to the Commission under this Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder and any person who knowingly acts in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty: A fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for one year.
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