Hong Kong Ordinances

FIRE SAFETY (BUILDINGS) ORDINANCE - SECT 15

Authorized officers

PART III

ENFORCEMENT

(1) An enforcement authority may, in writing, authorize a public officer to
exercise or perform such of the functions conferred or imposed on
authorized officers by this Ordinance as are specified in the authorization.

(2) The Director of Fire Services and the Director of Buildings and all police
officers are taken to be authorized officers for the purposes of this
Ordinance.

(3) When exercising or performing a function conferred or imposed by this
Ordinance, an authorized officer-

   (a)  may be assisted by such persons as the officer reasonably requires in
        order to exercise or perform the function; and

   (b)  must, if required to do so, produce for inspection the officer's
        identity card and, except in the case of the persons referred to in
        subsection (2), the authorization issued to the officer under
        subsection (1).