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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

Part 6—Division 2
Ord. No. 6 of 2024
Section 70
A635

to the satisfaction of the court that the person has exercised due diligence and has failed to comply with the notice for reasons beyond the person’s control.

(3) If any information provided to the Secretary for Security in compliance with a notice served under section 68 is false, incorrect, or incomplete in a material particular, the person who has provided the information is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 4 unless the person establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the person had good reason to believe that the information was true, correct and complete.

70. Power to inspect non-domestic premises

For the purpose of enabling the Secretary for Security to perform a function of the Secretary for Security under section 60, if a police officer of the rank of Superintendent or above reasonably believes that any non-domestic premises are kept or used by an organization or any of its members as a place for conducting any meeting or activity or a place of business, the police officer (or a police officer authorized by that officer) may, at the time during which the meeting or activity is conducted, at the time during which the business is carried on, or at any other reasonable time, enter and inspect the non-domestic premises.

71. Power to search places in specific circumstances

(1) If a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath by an authorized officer that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any specified evidence is in a place, the magistrate may issue a warrant.

(2) The warrant may authorize an authorized officer and any other person specified in the warrant to take all or any of the following actions—