PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE
ORDINANCE
PART 2
Powers of Seizure and Forfeiture
3. Power to seize articles
(1) With the approval in writing of the Director, a health officer may, for the purpose of the control or preventing the spread of any disease that poses a public health risk, seize any article or part of an article if the health officer has reason to believe the article or the part—
- (a) is an infectious agent; or
- (b) contains an infectious agent.
(2) A health officer may cause any tests to be performed on an article or part of it that is seized under subsection (1).
(3) The owner of the article or part of the article or a person who has possession of the article or the part shall furnish such reasonable assistance as a health officer may require of that person for the purpose of exercising the health officer’s power of seizure.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
4. Forfeitures of articles
(1) If a person lands or attempts to land, or otherwise brings into Hong Kong, any article in contravention of this Ordinance, the article shall be liable to be forfeited by a health officer.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the landing of or bringing into a place of isolation or quarantine any article under the direction of a health officer.
PART 3
Powers of Arrest
5. Powers of arrest
(1) If a health officer or a police officer reasonably suspects that a person has committed or is committing an offence under this Ordinance, the health officer or the police officer may stop, detain or arrest that person without warrant.
