Hong Kong Ordinances

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ORDINANCE - SECT 13

Powers of the Commissioner

(Past version on 03/03/2000).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) For the purpose of the performance of his functions under this Ordinance
the Commissioner may-

(a) authorize in writing any officer to conduct an inquiry or examination;

   (b)  enter any Government premises and require any prescribed  officer to
        answer questions concerning the duties of any prescribed  officer or
        public servant and require the production of any standing orders,
        directions, office manuals or instructions relating thereto;

   (c)  (Repealed 45 of 1992 s. 3)

   (d)  authorize in writing any person to perform any of his duties and to
        exercise such powers under this Ordinance and the Prevention of 
        Bribery Ordinance ( Cap 201) as he may specify. (Amended 10 of 2000 s.
        47)

(2) The Commissioner or any officer authorized for the purposes of this
subsection in writing by the Commissioner shall have the following powers,
namely-

   (a)  as regards the performance of any of the Commissioner's functions
        under this Ordinance, access to all records, books and other documents
        relating to the work of any Government department in the possession or
        under the control of any prescribed officer;

   (b)  in so far as is necessary for the performance of any of the
        Commissioner's functions under section 12(d) or (f), access to such
        records, books and other documents in the possession or under the
        control of a public body as the Commissioner or such officer
        reasonably considers will reveal the practices and procedures of that
        public body;

   (c)  as regards any such records, books and other documents, power to
        photograph or make copies of them. (Replaced 48 of 1996 s. 23)

(3) In this section "documents" (文件) has the meaning assigned to

"document" in section 2 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance ( Cap 201).
(Added 48 of 1996 s. 23) (Amended 14 of 2003 s. 23)

"documents" (文件)