Hong Kong Ordinances

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ORDINANCE - SECT 10AA

Arrest of persons granted bail

(1) An officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner may arrest
without warrant any person who has been released from custody in accordance
with section 10A(2), or otherwise admitted to bail following his arrest under
section 10 or his appearance on a summons in respect of an offence referred to
in that section-

   (a)  if the officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any condition
        on or subject to which such person was so released or otherwise
        admitted to bail has been or is likely to be broken; or

   (b)  on being notified in writing by any surety for that person that the
        surety believes that that person is likely to break the condition that
        he will appear at the time and place required and for that reason the
        surety wishes to be relieved of his obligation as surety. (Amended 56
        of 1994 s. 10)

(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1) shall be brought within the
period of 24 hours after his arrest or as soon as practicable after the expiry
of that period before a magistrate, except where he was so arrested within the
period of 24 hours immediately preceding an occasion on which he is required
by virtue of a condition of his release under section 10A(2) or other bail to
appear before any court, in which case he shall be brought before that court.

(3) If it appears to the court before which a person is brought under
subsection (2) that any condition on or subject to which such person was
released or otherwise admitted to bail has been or is likely to be broken, the
court may-

   (a)  remand that person in custody; or

   (b)  admit that person to bail on the same conditions or on such other
        conditions as it thinks fit, but if it does not so appear to that
        court the court shall admit that person to bail on the same
        conditions.

(4) Nothing in this section shall derogate from or affect the powers of arrest
contained in section 9K of the Criminal Procedure  Ordinance ( Cap 221).
(Amended 56 of 1994 s. 10) (Added 51 of 1987 s. 6) [cf. 1967 c. 80 s. 23 U.K.]