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CAP. 245]
Public Order
[1987 Ed.
Power of Governor to give directions.
Delegation of powers.
Indemnity to persons acting under Ordinance.
(Re-
(b) any officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment
or the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force; or
placed, 98 of 1970, Schedule)
(c) any other person,
exercising any powers or performing any duties conferred or imposed on him by this Ordinance or by any orders, directions, requirements or notices made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Added, 31 of 1970, s. 29)
51. (1) The Governor may give such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance by the Commissioner of Police or any other police officer of the powers, functions or duties conferred or imposed on him by or under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) The Commissioner of Police and any other police officer shall, in the exercise or performance of such powers, functions or duties, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (1).
52. The Commissioner of Police may-
(a) delegate to any police officer of the rank of inspector or above any of the powers conferred on him by section 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 or 14; and (Amended, 67 of 1980, s. 9)
(b) delegate to any police officer of the rank of superintendent or above any of the powers conferred on him by any other provision of this Ordinance.
(Amended, 33 of 1983, s. 5)
53. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 46, no person acting in good faith under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable in damages or otherwise for any act done by him in pursuance or exercise of any obligation, duty or power imposed or conferred, or reasonably supposed to be imposed or conferred, on him by this Ordinance, if done in good faith, and done or purported to be done in the execution of his duty or for the public safety or for the defence of Hong Kong or for the enforcement of discipline or otherwise in the public interest, if such person be a person holding office under or employed in the service of the Crown in any capacity, whether naval, military, air force or civil, or be an officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment or the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force or a member of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force acting as such or be a person acting under the authority of a person so holding office or so employed or such an officer or member.
(Amended, 29 of 1969, s. 2 and 98 of 1970, Schedule)
32
CAP. 245]
Public Order
[1987 Ed.
Power of Governor to give directions.
Delegation of powers.
Indemnity to persons acting under Ordinance.
(Re-
(b) any officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment
or the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force; or placed, 98 of 1970, Schedule)
(c) any other person,
exercising any powers or performing any duties conferred or imposed on him by this Ordinance or by any orders, directions, requirements or notices made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Added, 31 of 1970, s. 29)
51. (1) The Governor may give such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance by the Commissioner of Police or any other police officer of the powers, functions or duties conferred or imposed on him by or under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) The Commissioner of Police and any other police officer shall, in the exercise or performance of such powers, functions or duties, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (1).
52. The Commissioner of Police may-
(a)
delegate to any police officer of the rank of inspector or above any of the powers conferred on him by section 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 or 14; and (Amended, 67 of 1980, s. 9)
(b) delegate to any police officer of the rank of superintendent or above any of the powers conferred on him by any other provision of this Ordinance.
(Amended, 33 of 1983, s. 5)
53. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 46, no person acting in good faith under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable in damages or otherwise for any act done by him in pursuance or exercise of any obligation, duty or power imposed or conferred, or reasonably supposed to be imposed or conferred, on him by this Ordinance, if done in good faith, and done or purported to be done in the execution of his duty or for the public safety or for the defence of Hong Kong or for the enforcement of discipline or otherwise in the public interest, if such person be a person holding office under or employed in the service of the Crown in any capacity, whether naval, military, air force or civil, or be an officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment or the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force or a member of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force acting as such or be a person acting under the authority of a person so holding office or so employed or such an officer or member.
(Amended, 29 of 1969, s. 2 and 98 of 1970, Schedule)
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