- (c) detain any person who has control of the motor vehicle or container; and
- (d) prevent any person from approaching or boarding the motor vehicle, or approaching or entering the container.
(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, resists, obstructs or delays an authorized officer in the exercise of the power conferred by this section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) In this section—
“authorized officer” (獲授權人員) means—
- (a) a scheduled member;
- (b) a member of the Customs and Excise Service in Schedule 1 to the Customs and Excise Service Ordinance (Cap. 342); or
- (c) a police officer.
PART 5
Protection of Innocent Parties
Notification and publication of charges and convictions
23. Notification to Land Registrar of charges etc.
(1) If a charge under section 19 or 20 is preferred against a person or is withdrawn, the Director shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, cause to be registered in the Land Registry a notice in writing stating the fact and the date on which it occurred and setting out the specified information.
(2) If a person is acquitted or convicted by a magistrate of, or successfully appeals against a conviction for, an offence under section 19 or 20, the magistrate or the appellate court (as the case may be) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, send a notice in writing to the Director stating the fact and the date on which it occurred and setting out the specified information.
(3) On receipt of the notice under subsection (2), the Director shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, cause it to be registered in the Land Registry.
(4) In this section, “specified information” (指明的資料) means the address of the premises, in respect of which an offence under section 19 or 20 is or was alleged or proved to have been committed, and if the alleged offence or the proved offence related to a part of premises, the location of that part.
