INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
PART 1
Section 2
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authorization for covert surveillance and any other
matter relating to covert surveillance), means a
department specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1; or
(c) in relation to any other matter provided for in this
Ordinance, means a department specified in Part 1 or 2
of Schedule 1;
“device” (器材) includes any instrument, apparatus and equipment;
“device retrieval warrant” (器材取出手令) means a device retrieval
warrant issued under section 34 and, where the context
requires, includes— (Amended 21 of 2016 s. 3)
(a) a device retrieval warrant to be issued under that
section; and
(b) a device retrieval warrant that has been partially revoked
under section 38A; (Amended 21 of 2016 s. 3)
“directorate officer” (首長級人員) means an officer not below a
rank equivalent to that of chief superintendent of police;
“emergency authorization” (緊急授權) means an emergency
authorization issued under Division 4 of Part 3 and, where the
context requires, includes— (Amended 21 of 2016 s. 3)
(a) an emergency authorization to be issued under that
Division; and
(b) an emergency authorization that has been partially
revoked under Part 5; (Amended 21 of 2016 s. 3)
“enhancement equipment” (增強設備), in relation to a device,
means any equipment used to enhance a signal, image or
other information obtained by the use of the device;
“examination” (審查) means an examination (including
consideration of the application for the examination) carried
out under Division 3 of Part 4 (and, where the context
requires, includes such an examination to be carried out under
that Division);
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24.6.2016
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