Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
Part 9—Division 18
Ord. No. 6 of 2024
Section 159
A791
- Repeal
- “an offence”
- Substitute
- “an offence endangering national security, or any other offence”.
159. Section 17BA amended (search and examination without warrant)
(1) Section 17BA(1)—
- Repeal
- “, for the purposes of enforcing this Ordinance or an Ordinance specified in Schedule 2”.
(2) After section 17BA(1)—
- Add
- “(1A) The power under subsection (1) may only be exercised for either or both of the following purposes—
- (a) preventing, suppressing or investigating an offence endangering national security;
- (b) enforcing this Ordinance or an Ordinance specified in Schedule 2.”.
160.Section 17BB amended (inspection of travel documents)
(1) Section 17BB—
- Renumber the section as section 17BB(1).
(2) Section 17BB(1)—
- Repeal
- “in exercising any powers under this Ordinance or any Ordinance specified in Schedule 2,”.
