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(i) the date of the transfer or investment;

(ii) the amount of the transfer or investment;

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(iii) in the case of a transfer, the name and address of the bank and the name and number (if any) of the account to which the money was transferred;

(iv) in the case of an investment, the nature of the investment,

notwithstanding that the effect of compliance with such a require- ment would be to disclose any privileged information or com- munication.

(4) Nothing in subsection (2) or (3) shall require a legal adviser to comply with any such requirement as is specified therein to the extent to which such compliance would disclose any privileged information or communication which came to his knowledge for the purpose of any proceedings, begun or in contemplation, before a court or to enable him to give legal advice to his client.

(5) In this section "legal adviser" means counsel or a solicitor. (6) The protection conferred by this section on a legal adviser shall extend to a clerk or servant of or employed by a legal adviser.

16. (1) Any investigating officer conducting an investigation into an offence alleged or suspected to have been committed under this Ordinance—

(a) may apply to any Crown servant or any other person for assistance in the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his duties under this Ordinance;

(b) may for the purposes of such investigation, with the written consent of the Commissioner and with such assist- ance as may be necessary, enter and search any office, registry or other room of or used by a public body:

Provided that the Governor may by order exempt any office, registry or room from entry and search under the provisions of this paragraph;

(c) may, subject to subsection (1A), detain any person found in any office, registry or other room which he is empowered by paragraph (b) to search until such office, registry or other room has been searched. (Added, 28 of 1980, s. 11)

(1A) A person may not be detained under subsection (1)(c) for more than 3 hours after the investigating officer first entered unless, in the meantime, the person so detained is arrested. (Added, 28 of 1980, s. 11)

(2) Any person who-

(a) when requested under subsection (1)(a) to render assist- ance, without reasonable excuse neglects or fails to render

such assistance; or

Powers of search, and to obtain assistance.