### Immigration Service Ordinance 《入境事務隊條例》

16D. What the Fund may be used for
(1) The Fund may be used for any of the following purposes—
(a) providing and maintaining amenities for the use and enjoyment of members and former members of the Service;
(b) making payments to the corporation’s employees in respect of their employment;
(c) making payments for the services of the corporation’s agents;
(d) making loans to members and former members of the Service;
(e) granting financial assistance to dependants of deceased persons who, at the time of death, were members or former members of the Service in order to meet the funeral expenses of those deceased persons;
(f) making grants, allowances and gifts to beneficiaries for purposes other than the purpose mentioned in paragraph (e);
(g) making or acquiring souvenirs for sale to beneficiaries and others;
(h) making donations to charitable or community organizations;
(i) paying interest that is payable on loans made to the corporation or the Fund.
(2) The corporation—
(a) may dispose of property derived from the application of the Fund that is, in its opinion, no longer required for the purposes of the Fund; and
(b) may pay from the Fund the expenses incurred in disposing of the property.
(3) Loans to members and former members of the Service may, at the discretion of the corporation, be granted free of interest or subject to the payment of interest.
(4) Whenever the Director considers it appropriate to do so, the Director may permit persons who are not members or former members of the Service to enjoy the use of amenities derived from the application of the Fund. Permission may be granted subject to such conditions as the Director considers appropriate.

16E. Corporation may make donations
The corporation may, whenever appropriate, donate money from the Fund to charitable or community organizations on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

16F. Corporation may employ staff
(1) The corporation may, for the purposes of this Part—
(a) employ persons under contracts of employment; or
(b) use the services of any staff or facilities of the Service.
(2) The corporation may fix the remuneration and other conditions of employment of its staff.

16G. Corporation may engage agents
The corporation may engage and pay agents to transact any business or do any act (including receiving or paying money) that the corporation is authorized or required to do for the purposes of this Part.

### Immigration Service Ordinance 《入境事務隊條例》

16H. Corporation may delegate its functions
(1) The corporation may delegate to a specified member, or the holder of a specified office, in the Service any of its functions, other than this power of delegation.
(2) A delegation under this section may—
(a) be general or limited; and
(b) be revoked, wholly or partly, by the corporation.
(3) A delegated function is to be performed or exercised only in accordance with any conditions to which the delegation is subject.
(4) A delegate may, in the performance or exercise of a function delegated under this section, exercise any other function that is incidental to the delegated function.
(5) A delegated function that is duly performed or exercised by a delegate is taken to have been performed or exercised by the corporation.
(6) If a function is delegated to the holder of a particular office in the Service—
(a) the delegation does not cease to have effect merely because the person who was the holder of the office when the function was delegated ceases to be the holder of that office; and
(b) the function may be exercised, or, in the case of a duty, must be performed, by the person for the time being occupying or acting in the office.
(7) A function that has been delegated may be performed or exercised by the corporation despite the delegation.

16I. Corporation may enter into contracts and other transactions
(1) The corporation may enter into contracts and other transactions for the purposes of the Fund.
(2) A person who pays money under a contract or other transaction purporting to be entered into under this section has no obligation to see that the money is paid into the Fund.
(3) A person who enters into a contract or other transaction with another person who purports to be a delegate of the corporation has no obligation to be satisfied that the corporation has delegated to the other person the power to enter into the contract or other transaction.

17. Offences in relation to disaffection in the Service
Any person who causes, or does any act calculated to cause, disaffection amongst the members of the Service or induces, or does any act calculated to induce, any member of the Service to withhold his services or to commit breaches of discipline shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(Amended L.N. 25 of 1996)

### Immigration Service Ordinance 《入境事務隊條例》

18. Making of false reports, etc. to member of Service
Any person who knowingly—
(a) makes or causes to be made to any member of the Service a false report of the commission of any offence; or
(b) misleads any member of the Service by giving false information or by making false statements or accusations,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended L.N. 25 of 1996)

19. Assaulting or resisting member of Service
Any person who assaults, resists or obstructs any member of the Service acting in the execution of his duty, or aids or incites any person to assault, resist or obstruct any such member of the Service, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended L.N. 25 of 1996)

20. Contravention of section 11 to be an offence
Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 11 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1 and may, in addition, be ordered by the court before which he is convicted to pay to the Government any sum not exceeding an amount equal to the value of the property.
(Amended L.N. 25 of 1996)

21. Unauthorized wearing of Service uniform, etc.
If any person who is not a member of the Service wears, without the permission of the Director, the uniform of the Service or any dress having the appearance, or bearing any of the distinctive marks, of that uniform, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1.
(Amended L.N. 25 of 1996)

22. Regulations
The Chief Executive in Council may by regulation provide for— (Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)
(a) the control, administration and investment of the Immigration Service Welfare Fund; (Replaced 20 of 1966 s. 4)
(b) such other matters as may be necessary or expedient for rendering the Service efficient in the discharge of its duties;
(c) the better carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance.

23. Application of section 102 of Criminal Procedure Ordinance
The provisions of section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221) shall apply to any property which has come into the possession of any member of the Service in connexion with any criminal offence as they apply to property which has so come into the possession of the police.