Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
- (c) the person’s consultation with a legal representative during the specified period will pervert or obstruct the course of justice unless the authorization is given.
(5) If the warrant is issued before the person is arrested, the magistrate may direct that the warrant is only in force before the date that is specified.
(6) After the issue of the warrant, if, before the expiry of the specified period, the police officer who laid the information no longer has reasonable grounds to believe that the circumstances specified in subsection (4) exist, a police officer must immediately cease to restrict the person’s consultation with a legal representative.
(7) In this section—
legal representative (法律代表) means a solicitor or counsel.
Subdivision 3—Applications may be Made to Court for Imposition of Appropriate Restrictions in relation to Persons on Bail for Prevention or Investigation of Offences Endangering National Security
81. Interpretation
In this Subdivision—
movement restriction order (行動限制令)—see section 83(1);
person on bail (獲保釋人)—see section 82;
recognizance (擔保) means a recognizance entered into in accordance with section 52(3) of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232);
specified (指明) means specified in a movement restriction order.
