### Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance 《廉政公署條例》

12. Duties of the Commissioner
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner, on behalf of the Chief Executive, to— (Amended 1 of 2003 s. 3)
(a) receive and consider complaints alleging corrupt practices and investigate such of those complaints as he considers practicable;
(b) investigate—
(i) any alleged or suspected offence under this Ordinance;
(ii) any alleged or suspected offence under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201);
(iii) any alleged or suspected offence under the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap. 554); (Amended 10 of 2000 s. 47)
(iv) any alleged or suspected offence of blackmail committed by a prescribed officer by or through the misuse of his office; (Amended 14 of 2003 s. 22)
(v) any alleged or suspected conspiracy to commit an offence under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201);
(vi) any alleged or suspected conspiracy to commit an offence under the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap. 554); and (Amended 10 of 2000 s. 47)
(vii) any alleged or suspected conspiracy (by 2 or more persons including a prescribed officer) to commit an offence of blackmail by or through the misuse of the office of that prescribed officer; (Replaced 16 of 1991 s. 3. Amended 14 of 2003 s. 22)
(c) investigate any conduct of a prescribed officer which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, is connected with or conducive to corrupt practices and to report thereon to the Chief Executive; (Amended 1 of 2003 s. 3; 14 of 2003 s. 22)
(d) examine the practices and procedures of Government departments and public bodies, in order to facilitate the discovery of corrupt practices and to secure the revision of methods of work or procedures which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, may be conducive to corrupt practices;
(e) instruct, advise and assist any person, on the latter’s request, on ways in which corrupt practices may be eliminated by such person;
(f) advise heads of Government departments or of public bodies of changes in practices or procedures compatible with the effective discharge of the duties of such departments or public bodies which the Commissioner thinks necessary to reduce the likelihood of the occurrence of corrupt practices;
(g) educate the public against the evils of corruption; and
(h) enlist and foster public support in combatting corruption.

### Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance 《廉政公署條例》

13. Powers of the Commissioner
(1) For the purpose of the performance of his functions under this Ordinance the Commissioner may—
(a) authorize in writing any officer to conduct an inquiry or examination;
(b) enter any Government premises and require any prescribed officer to answer questions concerning the duties of any prescribed officer or public servant and require the production of any standing orders, directions, office manuals or instructions relating thereto; 
(c) (Repealed 45 of 1992 s. 3)(d) authorize in writing any person to perform any of his duties and to exercise such powers under this Ordinance and the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) as he may specify. (Amended 10 of 2000 s. 47)
(2) The Commissioner or any officer authorized for the purposes of this subsection in writing by the Commissioner shall have the following powers, namely—
(a) as regards the performance of any of the Commissioner’s functions under this Ordinance, access to all records, books and other documents relating to the work of any Government department in the possession or under the control of any prescribed officer; 
(b) in so far as is necessary for the performance of any of the Commissioner’s functions under section 12(d) or (f), access to such records, books and other documents in the possession or under the control of a public body as the Commissioner or such officer reasonably considers will reveal the practices and procedures of that public body;
(c) as regards any such records, books and other documents, power to photograph or make copies of them. (Replaced 48 of 1996 s. 23)
(3) In this section documents (文件) has the meaning assigned to document

13A. Resisting or obstructing officers
Any person who resists or obstructs an officer in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Added 14 of 1976 s. 4. Amended 51 of 1987 s. 7; E.R. 3 of 2021)

13B. False reports to officers
Any person who knowingly—
(a) makes or causes to be made to an officer a false report of the commission of any offence; or
(b) misleads an officer by giving false information or by making false statements or accusations,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(Added 14 of 1976 s. 4. Amended 51 of 1987 s. 8; E.R. 3 of 2021)

### Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance 《廉政公署條例》

13C. Falsely pretending to be an officer, etc.
Any person who falsely pretends—
(a) that he is an officer or has any of the powers of an officer under this Ordinance or the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) or under any authorization or warrant under either of those Ordinances; or
(b) that he is able to procure an officer to do or refrain from doing anything in connection with the duty of such officer,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 1 year.
(Added 14 of 1976 s. 4. Amended E.R. 3 of 2021)

13D. Disposal of property connected with offences
Section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221) shall apply with respect to property in the possession of the Commissioner or any officer as it applies with respect to property in the possession of a court or the police.
(Added 14 of 1976 s. 4)

13E. Time limit for prosecution of offences under section 13B or 13C
(1) Notwithstanding section 26 of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227), a complaint may be made or an information laid in respect of an offence under section 13B or 13C within 1 year from the time when the matter of such complaint or information respectively arose.
(2) Where a person has, before the commencement of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Amendment) Ordinance 1980 (27 of 1980), committed an offence under section 13B or 13C and but for subsection (1) would not be liable to prosecution for that offence by reason of section 26 of the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227), he shall, notwithstanding subsection (1), not be liable to be prosecuted for that offence.
(Added 27 of 1980 s. 6)

14. Estimates
(1) In each financial year, before a date appointed by the Chief Executive, the Commissioner shall forward to the Chief Executive, for his approval, estimates of the expenditure of the Commission for the next financial year.
(2) The estimates shall be in such form and contain such information as the Chief Executive may require.
(Amended 1 of 2003 s. 3)

15. Accounts
(1) The Commissioner shall maintain proper accounts of such expenditure by the Commission as the Chief Executive may require. (Amended 1 of 2003 s. 3)
(2) As soon as may be convenient after the end of each financial year, the Commissioner shall cause a statement of accounts during the previous financial year to be prepared.