Hong Kong Ordinances

LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 44B

Refusal to furnish information and obstruction

(1) Any person who, without reasonable excuse-

   (a)  refuses or neglects to furnish any of the particulars specified under
        section 44A(1)(a);

   (b)  refuses or neglects to exhibit any document he is required to exhibit
        under section 44A(1)(b);

   (c)  refuses to allow the Commissioner to take copies of any document
        exhibited under section 44A(1)(b); or

   (d)  obstructs or evades the exercise of any power under section  44A
        (1)(c), (d) or (e), commits an offence and is liable to a fine of
        $10000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.

(2) Where the Commissioner is frustrated or obstructed in the exercise of any
power under section 44A(1)(c), (d) or (e), he may apply to the court for an
order authorizing him to enter and inspect the premises concerned and exercise
his powers and requiring the landlord, tenant, sub-tenant, occupier or person
having control of the premises to allow the Commissioner to enter and inspect
those premises and exercise his powers; and the court shall have jurisdiction
to make such order as it thinks fit.

(3) An application under subsection (2) may be made at the conclusion of any
proceedings in respect of an alleged offence under subsection (1) (whether or
not any person is convicted) or independently of any such proceedings.

(4) In this section, "court" (法院) means the District Court, the Tribunal
or a magistrate. (Added 40 of 1984 s. 12)

"court" (法院)