### Weapons of Mass Destruction (Control of Provision of Services) Ordinance 《大規模毀滅武器(提供服務的管制)條例》

10. Placing of locks and seals on premises, etc.
(1) Any member of the Customs and Excise Service and any authorized officer may, for the purposes of exercising the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance, place a lock or seal on any premises or place, or on any vessel, aircraft, vehicle or article.
(2) If a member of the Customs and Excise Service or an authorized officer has placed a lock or seal on any premises, or on any vessel, aircraft, vehicle or article, then except as provided in subsection (3) any person who breaks or interferes with such a lock or seal shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) If—
(a) any person breaks or interferes with any such lock or seal in the bona fide belief that it is necessary immediately to break or interfere with the lock or seal in order to prevent—
(i) injury being suffered by any person; or
(ii) damage being incurred to any premises, vessel, aircraft, vehicle or article; or
(b) any public officer breaks or interferes with any such lock or seal in the exercise of his lawful duties,
such person or public officer shall be deemed not to have contravened this subsection.

11. Obstruction
(1) Any person who—
(a) obstructs a member of the Customs and Excise Service or an authorized officer in the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty conferred or imposed on members of the Customs and Excise Service and authorized officers by this Ordinance;
(b) fails to comply with any requirement, direction or demand given or made by a member of the Customs and Excise Service or an authorized officer in the exercise or performance of any such power or duty,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any person who knowingly makes a false report, or furnishes any false or misleading information, to any member of the Customs and Excise Service or any authorized officer in performing his duties under this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

### Weapons of Mass Destruction (Control of Provision of Services) Ordinance 《大規模毀滅武器(提供服務的管制)條例》

12. Injunctions
(1) If a person has engaged, or is proposing to engage, in any conduct that was or would be an offence under section 4, the court may, on the application of the Commissioner, grant an injunction restraining the person from engaging in the conduct and, if in the court’s opinion it is in the interests of justice to do so, requiring the person to do a particular thing.
(2) If in the opinion of the court it is in the interests of justice to do so, the court may grant an interim injunction pending determination of an application under subsection (1).
(3) The court may discharge or vary an injunction granted under subsection (1) or (2).
(4) The power of the court to grant an injunction restraining a person from engaging in conduct may be exercised—
(a) whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind; and
(b) whether or not the person has previously engaged in conduct of that kind.
(5) The power of the court to grant an injunction requiring a person to do a particular thing may be exercised—
(a) whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends to refuse, or fail again, or to continue to refuse or fail, to do that thing; and
(b) whether or not the person has previously refused or failed to do that thing.

13. Offences by bodies corporate
Where an offence under section 4 which is committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent and connivance of any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

14. Prosecution of offences
(1) Proceedings for an offence under section 4 shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Secretary for Justice. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997)
(2) Subsection (1) shall not prevent the issue or execution of a warrant for the arrest of any person in respect of an offence, or the remanding in custody or on bail of any person charged with an offence.

### Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance 《刑事事宜相互法律協助條例》

1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance.
(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for Security by notice in the Gazette, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions (including the provisions of Schedule 3).

### Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance 《刑事事宜相互法律協助條例》

3. Application
(1) This Ordinance shall not apply to the provision or obtaining of assistance in criminal matters between Hong Kong and any other part of the People’s Republic of China. (Amended 71 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) This Ordinance shall not operate to prevent or prejudice the generality of the provision or obtaining of assistance in criminal matters between Hong Kong and a place outside Hong Kong otherwise than—
(a) as provided for under this Ordinance; or
(b) pursuant to arrangements for mutual legal assistance.
(3) It is hereby declared that the provisions of this Ordinance shall not operate to prejudice the generality of section 4 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112).

### Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance 《刑事事宜相互法律協助條例》

4. Chief Executive in Council may apply Ordinance
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Chief Executive in Council may, with the approval of the Legislative Council, in relation to any arrangements for mutual legal assistance, by order to which is annexed a copy of the arrangements direct that this Ordinance shall, subject to such modifications thereto as may be specified in the order, apply as between Hong Kong and the place outside Hong Kong to which the arrangements relate. (Amended 71 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) The Chief Executive in Council shall not make an order under subsection (1) unless the arrangements for mutual legal assistance are substantially in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance. (Amended 71 of 1999 s. 3)
(3) Where an order under subsection (1) specifies modifications referred to in that subsection, the modifications shall be summarized in a Schedule to the order.
(4) An order under subsection (1) may specify that it shall come into operation on a day—
(a) specified in the order; or
(b) to be appointed by the Secretary for Security by notice in the Gazette.
(5) A copy of an order under subsection (1) shall be conclusive evidence that this Ordinance applies in the case of any place outside Hong Kong to which the order relates.
(6) Where any arrangements for mutual legal assistance cease to relate to, or become related to, a place outside Hong Kong, the Chief Executive may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the order under subsection (1) which relates to those arrangements to specify— (Amended 71 of 1999 s. 3)
(a) that those arrangements have ceased to relate to, or have become related to, as the case may be, that place; and
(b) the date on which the event referred to in paragraph (a) occurred.
(7) Section 35(b) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) shall apply to an order under subsection (1) as if for the words “amend the whole or any part” in that section there were substituted the words “repeal the whole”.