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INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 20 of 2006
A1253


(ii) the interception of communications made to or by any person specified in the prescribed authorization (whether by name or by description); or
(b) in the case of a telecommunications interception, contain terms that authorize one or both of the following—
(i) the interception of communications made to or from any telecommunications service specified in the prescribed authorization;
(ii) the interception of communications made to or from any telecommunications service that any person specified in the prescribed authorization (whether by name or by description) is using, or is reasonably expected to use.

(2) A prescribed authorization for covert surveillance may contain terms that authorize one or more of the following—

(a) the use of any surveillance devices in or on any premises specified in the prescribed authorization;
(b) the use of any surveillance devices in or on any object or class of objects specified in the prescribed authorization;
(c) the use of any surveillance devices in respect of the conversations, activities or location of any person specified in the prescribed authorization (whether by name or by description).

(3) A prescribed authorization, other than an executive authorization, may contain terms that authorize the doing of anything reasonably necessary to conceal any conduct authorized or required to be carried out under the prescribed authorization.

(4) A prescribed authorization, other than an executive authorization, may, if it is reasonably necessary for the execution of the prescribed authorization, contain terms that authorize the interference with any property (whether or not of any person who is the subject of the interception or covert surveillance concerned).

(5) A prescribed authorization, other than an executive authorization, may contain terms that require any person specified in the prescribed authorization (whether by name or by description), on being shown a copy of the prescribed authorization, to provide to any of the officers of the department concerned such reasonable assistance for the execution of the prescribed authorization as is specified in the prescribed authorization.

(6) A prescribed authorization for interception also authorizes—

(a) the installation, use and maintenance of any devices required to be used in order to intercept any of the communications authorized to be intercepted under the prescribed authorization;