Hong Kong Ordinances

TOYS AND CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS SAFETY ORDINANCE - SECT 21

Restrictions on entry and search

(1) No domestic premises shall be entered and searched by an
authorized officer unless-

   (a)  a magistrate has issued a warrant under subsection (2); or

   (b)  the Commissioner has given an authorization under subsection

(3).

(2) A magistrate may, if he is satisfied by information on oath that there is
reasonable ground for suspecting that there are in any domestic premises any
goods or thing which may be seized, removed or detained under
section 20(1)(e), issue a warrant authorizing an authorized  officer to enter
and search the premises.

(3) The Commissioner may, if he is satisfied that there is reasonable ground
for suspecting-

   (a)  that there is in any domestic premises any goods or thing which may be
        seized, removed or detained under section 20(1)(e); and

   (b)  that unless the premises are entered and searched immediately such
        goods or thing are likely to be removed from the premises, authorize
        in writing an authorized officer to enter and search the premises.

(4) An authorized officer authorized under subsection (2) or (3) to enter and
search domestic premises may take with him any other person and any equipment
as may appear to him to be necessary to assist him in entering and searching
the premises. (Enacted 1992)