INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE PART 1 1-16 Section 2 Cap. 589 (a) in relation to an application for the issue or renewal of a judge’s authorization, means the panel judge to whom the application is or has been made; (b) in relation to an application for the issue or renewal of an executive authorization, means the authorizing officer to whom the application is or has been made; or (c) in relation to an application for the issue of an emergency authorization, means the head of a department to whom the application is or has been made; “relevant purpose” (有關目的), in relation to a prescribed authorization, means the purpose sought to be furthered by carrying out the interception or covert surveillance concerned as described in section 3 for the purpose of the issue or renewal, or the continuance, of the prescribed authorization; “relevant requirement” (有關規定) means requirement under— (a) any provision of this Ordinance; any applicable (b) the code of practice; or (c) any prescribed authorization or device retrieval warrant concerned; “serious crime” (嚴重罪行) means any offence punishable— (a) in relation to the issue or renewal, or the continuance, of a prescribed authorization for interception, by a maximum penalty that is or includes a term of imprisonment of not less than 7 years; or (b) in relation to the issue or renewal, or the continuance, of a prescribed authorization for covert surveillance, by a maximum penalty that is or includes— (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years; or (ii) a fine of not less than $1,000,000; Last updated date 24.6.2016