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the commission of an offence under section 38(1) or, while it is in force, Part VIIA or Part VIIB or that any person on board such a ship is seeking to land in contravention of section 38(1)(a), or that a ship is being or has been used in landing any person in Hong Kong unlawfully, such officer and any person under his command may (Amended 42 of 1979 s. 7; 61 of 1979 s. 6; 75 of 1981 s. 11)

(a) seize the ship and detain it until it can be delivered to an

immigration officer or police officer;

(aa) tow or otherwise move the ship; and (Added 61 of 1979 s. 6)

(b) detain any person found on the ship until he can be delivered into

the custody of an immigration officer or police officer.

(3) Any such officer and any person under his command may

(a) stop and forcibly board any ship which he is empowered to board

and search;

(b) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any boarding, search, seizure or detention which he is empowered to make;

(c) detain any person found on any ship which he is empowered to

search until it has been searched.

58A. Powers of persons in charge of authorized vessels

(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, the captain or person in charge of any vessel, or any vessel belonging to a class or description of vessels authorized by the Governor for the purposes of this section, and any person under the command of such captain or person may exercise respectively the powers conferred by section 58 on an officer in command of any of Her Majesty's ships of war and on any person under the command of such officer.

(2) Without prejudice to section 51, the Governor may give directions to any person with respect to the exercise of any powers under this section, either generally or in any particular case.

(3) A person shall, in the exercise of any powers under this section, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (2).

(Added 61 of 1979 s. 7)

59. Power to make regulations

The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes--

(a) providing for any matter or thing which is to be or may be

prescribed under this Ordinance;

(b) the issue, in such form as the Director of Immigration may determine, of any document for the purposes of this Ordinance; (Replaced 21 of 1987 s. 3)

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80 CAP. 115] Immigration [1989 Ed. the commission of an offence under section 38(1) or, while it is in force, Part VIIA or Part VIIB or that any person on board such a ship is seeking to land in contravention of section 38(1)(a), or that a ship is being or has been used in landing any person in Hong Kong unlawfully, such officer and any person under his command may (Amended 42 of 1979 s. 7; 61 of 1979 s. 6; 75 of 1981 s. 11) (a) seize the ship and detain it until it can be delivered to an immigration officer or police officer; (aa) tow or otherwise move the ship; and (Added 61 of 1979 s. 6) (b) detain any person found on the ship until he can be delivered into the custody of an immigration officer or police officer. (3) Any such officer and any person under his command may (a) stop and forcibly board any ship which he is empowered to board and search; (b) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any boarding, search, seizure or detention which he is empowered to make; (c) detain any person found on any ship which he is empowered to search until it has been searched. 58A. Powers of persons in charge of authorized vessels (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, the captain or person in charge of any vessel, or any vessel belonging to a class or description of vessels authorized by the Governor for the purposes of this section, and any person under the command of such captain or person may exercise respectively the powers conferred by section 58 on an officer in command of any of Her Majesty's ships of war and on any person under the command of such officer. (2) Without prejudice to section 51, the Governor may give directions to any person with respect to the exercise of any powers under this section, either generally or in any particular case. (3) A person shall, in the exercise of any powers under this section, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (2). (Added 61 of 1979 s. 7) 59. Power to make regulations The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes-- (a) providing for any matter or thing which is to be or may be prescribed under this Ordinance; (b) the issue, in such form as the Director of Immigration may determine, of any document for the purposes of this Ordinance; (Replaced 21 of 1987 s. 3) 1 1
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80 CAP. 115] Immigration [1989 Ed. ! the commission of an offence under section 38(1) or, while it is in force, Part VIIA or Part VIIB or that any person on board such a ship is seeking to land in contravention of section 38(1)(a), or that a ship is being or has been used in landing any person in Hong Kong unlawfully, such officer and any person under his command may (Amended 42 of 1979 s. 7; 61 of 1979 s. 6; 75 of 1981 s. 11) (a) seize the ship and detain it until it can be delivered to an immigration officer or police officer; (aa) tow or otherwise move the ship; and (Added 61 of 1979 s. 6) (b) detain any person found on the ship until he can be delivered into the custody of an immigration officer or police officer. (3) Any such officer and any person under his command may (a) stop and forcibly board any ship which he is empowered to board and search; (b) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any boarding, search, seizure or detention which he is empowered to make; (c) detain any person found on any ship which he is empowered to search until it has been searched. 58A. Powers of persons in charge of authorized vessels (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, the captain or person in charge of any vessel, or any vessel belonging to a class or description of vessels authorized by the Governor for the purposes of this section, and any person under the command of such captain or person may exercise respectively the powers conferred by section 58 on an officer in command of any of Her Majesty's ships of war and on any person under the command of such officer. (2) Without prejudice to section 51, the Governor may give directions to any person with respect to the exercise of any powers under this section, either generally or in any particular case. (3) A person shall, in the exercise of any powers under this section, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (2). (Added 61 of 1979 s. 7) 59. Power to make regulations The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes-- (a) providing for any matter or thing which is to be or may be prescribed under this Ordinance; (b) the issue, in such form as the Director of Immigration may determine, of any document for the purposes of this Ordinance; (Replaced 21 of 1987 s. 3) 1 1 !
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the commission of an offence under section 38(1) or, while it is in force, Part VIIA or Part VIIB or that any person on board such a ship is seeking to land in contravention of section 38(1)(a), or that a ship is being or has been used in landing any person in Hong Kong unlawfully, such officer and any person under his command may (Amended 42 of 1979 s. 7; 61 of 1979 s. 6; 75 of 1981 s. 11)

(a) seize the ship and detain it until it can be delivered to an

immigration officer or police officer;

(aa) tow or otherwise move the ship; and (Added 61 of 1979 s. 6) (b) detain any person found on the ship until he can be delivered into

the custody of an immigration officer or police officer.

(3) Any such officer and any person under his command may

(a) stop and forcibly board any ship which he is empowered to board

and search;

(b) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any boarding, search, seizure or detention which he is empowered to make;

(c) detain any person found on any ship which he is empowered to

search until it has been searched.

58A. Powers of persons in charge of authorized vessels

(1) For the purposes of this Ordinance, the captain or person in charge of any vessel, or any vessel belonging to a class or description of vessels authorized by the Governor for the purposes of this section, and any person under the command of such captain or person may exercise respectively the powers conferred by section 58 on an officer in command of any of Her Majesty's ships of war and on any person under the command of such officer.

(2) Without prejudice to section 51, the Governor may give directions to any person with respect to the exercise of any powers under this section, either generally or in any particular case.

(3) A person shall, in the exercise of any powers under this section, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (2).

(Added 61 of 1979 s. 7)

59. Power to make regulations

The Governor in Council may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes--

(a) providing for any matter or thing which is to be or may be

prescribed under this Ordinance;

(b) the issue, in such form as the Director of Immigration may determine, of any document for the purposes of this Ordinance; (Replaced 21 of 1987 s. 3)

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