Theft Ordinance
20
Section 14
Cap. 210
entitled to give it knew of the removal and the circumstances
of it.
[cf. 1968 c. 60 s. 11 U.K.]
14.
Taking conveyance without authority
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any person who, without
having the consent of the owner or other lawful authority,
takes any conveyance for his own or another’s use, or
knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such
authority, drives it or allows himself to be carried on or in it,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction
upon indictment to imprisonment for 7 years. (Amended 7 of
1993 s. 2)
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in relation to pedal cycles or
rickshaws, but, subject to subsection (3), any person who,
without having the consent of the owner or other lawful
authority, takes a pedal cycle or rickshaw for his own or
another’s use, or rides a pedal cycle or rickshaw knowing it
to have been taken without such authority, shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500.
(3) A person does not commit an offence under this section by
anything done in the belief that he has lawful authority to
do it or that he would have the owner’s consent if the owner
knew of his doing it and the circumstances of it.
(4) For the purposes of this section—
conveyance (運輸工具) means any conveyance constructed or
adapted for the carriage of a person whether by land, water or
air, except that it does not include a conveyance constructed
or adapted for use only under the control of a person not
carried in or on it, and drive shall be construed accordingly;
and
Verified Copy
Last updated date
15.2.2017
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents