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(7) In this section-
"Commissioner of Customs and Excise" includes a Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise and an Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Amended 40 of 1985 s.8)
"member of the Customs and Excise Service" means any person holding an office specified in Schedule 1 to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance (Cap.342).
57. Exercise by police officers of certain powers of immigration officer
(Added 31 of 1984 s.13)
(1) Any police officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Police may exercise the powers conferred on an immigration officer by section 3(2), 4(1), 5(3), (6) or (7), 11(1), (1A) or (2), 18(1)(a), 24(1)(a) or (3), 27, 32(1) or 56(1) or (1A). (Amended 66 of 1981 s.4; 79 of 1982 s.9)
(2) An authorization given by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (1) may be given to a police officer by name or may be given to any police officer holding such rank or performing such duties as the Commissioner may specify, and may extend to all the powers specified in subsection (1) or to such of those powers as the Commissioner may specify.
(3) The Commissioner of Police may, after consultation with the Director of Immigration, give such directions as the Director may specify to police officers authorized under this section to exercise any of the powers of an immigration officer.
(4) A police officer shall, in the exercise of any powers which he is authorized under this section to exercise, comply with any directions given by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (3) in addition to complying with directions given by the Governor under section 51(1).
(5) Directions given under subsection (3) shall not be inconsistent with directions given by the Governor under section 51(1).
(5A) The Commissioner of Police may, after consultation with the Director of Immigration, cancel any authorization given under subsection (1) and, in the event of such cancellation, any directions given by the Commissioner under subsection (3) shall cease to have effect. (Added 31 of 1984 s.14)
(6) In this section, "Commissioner of Police" includes any deputy commissioner of police, senior assistant commissioner of police or assistant commissioner of police.
57A. Powers of arrest by Her Majesty's forces
(1) Without prejudice to this Ordinance or any other law, any member of Her Majesty's forces acting in the course of his duty and for the purposes of
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Immigration
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(7) In this section-
"Commissioner of Customs and Excise" includes a Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise and an Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Amended 40 of 1985 s.8)
"member of the Customs and Excise Service" means any person holding an office specified in Schedule 1 to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance (Cap. 342).
57. Exercise by police officers of certain
powers of immigration officer
(Added 31 of 1984 s. 13)
(1) Any police officer authorized in writing by the Commissioner of Police may exercise the powers conferred on an immigration officer by section 3(2), 4(1), 5(3), (6) or (7), 11(1), (1A) or (2), 18(1)(a), 24(1)(a) or (3), 27, 32(1) or 56(1) or (1A). (Amended 66 of 1981 s. 4; 79 of 1982 s. 9)
(2) An authorization given by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (1) may be given to a police officer by name or may be given to any police officer holding such rank or performing such duties as the Commissioner may specify, and may extend to all the powers specified in subsection (1) or to such of those powers as the Commissioner may specify.
(3) The Commissioner of Police may, after consultation with the Director of Immigration, give such directions as the Director may specify to police officers authorized under this section to exercise any of the powers of an immigration officer.
(4) A police officer shall, in the exercise of any powers which he is authorized under this section to exercise, comply with any directions given by the Commissioner of Police under subsection (3) in addition to complying with directions given by the Governor under section 51(1).
(5) Directions given under subsection (3) shall not be inconsistent with directions given by the Governor under section 51(1).
(5A) The Commissioner of Police may, after consultation with the Director of Immigration, cancel any authorization given under subsection (1) and, in the event of such cancellation, any directions given by the Commissioner under subsection (3) shall cease to have effect. (Added 31 of 1984 s. 14)
(6) In this section, "Commissioner of Police" includes any deputy commissioner of police, senior assistant commissioner of police or assistant commissioner of police.
57A. Powers of arrest by Her Majesty's forces
(1) Without prejudice to this Ordinance or any other law, any member of Her Majesty's forces acting in the course of his duty and for the purposes of
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