INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE PART 4—Division 4 Section 48 4-18 Cap. 589 department without the authority of a prescribed authorization, subject to subsection (6), the Commissioner shall as soon as reasonably practicable give notice to the relevant person— (a) stating that there has been such a case and indicating whether the case is one of interception or covert surveillance, the date on which the interception or covert surveillance began and the duration of the interception or covert surveillance; and (Amended 21 of 2016 s. 12) (b) informing the relevant person of his right to apply to the Commissioner for an examination in respect of the interception or covert surveillance. (2) Where the relevant person makes an application for an examination in respect of the interception or covert surveillance within 6 months after receipt of the notice or within such further period as the Commissioner may allow, the Commissioner shall, notwithstanding anything in section 45(1)(a) but subject to the other provisions of section 45, make a determination referred to in section 44(2), and the provisions of this Ordinance are to apply accordingly. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commissioner shall only give a notice under that subsection when he considers that the giving of the notice would not be prejudicial to the prevention or detection of crime or the protection of public security. (4) Without prejudice to subsection (3), in giving notice to a relevant person under subsection (1), the Commissioner shall not— (a) give reasons for his findings; or (b) give details of any interception or covert surveillance concerned further to those mentioned in subsection (1)(a). (5) For the purposes of this section— Last updated date 24.6.2016