PART IV
Supervision of Karaoke Establishments
14. Inspection of karaoke establishments
(1) For the purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the conditions imposed in respect of any permit or licence—
- (a) any public officer authorized by the licensing authority in writing for that purpose may, without warrant and on production, if so required, of his written authorization and his identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177); or
- (b) the Commissioner of Police or any police officer authorized by him may, without warrant and on production of his warrant card issued by the Commissioner of Police,
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- (i) at all reasonable times enter and inspect any karaoke establishment or any premises which he has reason to suspect are used as or for the purposes of a karaoke establishment;
- (ii) require any person taking part in the operation or management of a karaoke establishment to produce any book, document or other article relating to the operation or management of that karaoke establishment or to any other activity in respect of the karaoke establishment or to furnish any information relating to such operation, management or activity; and
- (iii) do such things as are necessary for the inspection of a karaoke establishment or for the inspection or testing of any apparatus, equipment or any other article, works or system used for or in connection with the operation, keeping, management or other control of the karaoke establishment.
(2) Without affecting the application of section 50(7) of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232) insofar as it applies to any police officer, neither any authorized public officer nor the Commissioner of Police or any authorized police officer may enter any premises used wholly for residential purposes and constituting a separate household unit, in the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1), unless an adult occupier of the premises gives his consent.
(3) Where a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath that there is a reasonable ground for suspecting that there is to be found in any karaoke establishment or any premises any thing that is evidence of the commission of an offence against this Ordinance, he may issue a warrant authorizing—
- (a) any public officer authorized under subsection (1)(a); or
- (b) the Commissioner of Police or any police officer authorized by him under subsection (1)(b),
