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“court” (法院) means—

(a) a court as defined by section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1);

(b) a magistrate; or

(c) the Municipal Services Appeals Board;

“legal proceedings” (法律程序) includes proceedings of the Municipal Services Appeals Board on an appeal under this Ordinance.

Division 3—Enforcement

45. Power to obtain information

(1) This section applies if the Director—

(a) has reasonable grounds to suspect that a provision of this Ordinance has been contravened; and

(b) has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has information or a document relating to the contravention.

(2) The Director may serve on the person a notice requiring the person—

(a) to provide, within the period specified in the notice, information of a kind specified in the notice; or

(b) to produce, at the time and place specified in the notice, any document in the person’s possession or control of a kind specified in the notice.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the kinds of information or documents that may be specified in a notice under that subsection include—

(a) information or documents indicating whether or not a person is a food importer or food distributor;

(b) information or documents relating to any transaction relating to food;

(c) information or documents relating to—

(i) any information contained, or required to be contained, in an application for registration or renewal of registration under Part 2;

(ii) any documents accompanying, or required to accompany, such an application; or

(iii) any other information or documents provided, or required to be provided, in relation to such an application.

(4) A person on whom a notice has been served under subsection (2) commits an offence if the person—

(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the notice; or

(b) in purported compliance with the notice—