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Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance Part 3 Section 17 :(a) for a period not exceeding 6 months beginning on the day of its removal; or
 * (b) if the record or document is or may be required for the purpose of any criminal proceedings or any proceedings under this Ordinance, for any longer period that may be necessary for the purpose of those proceedings.

(5) If an authorized person removes any record or document under this section, the authorized person must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the removal, give a receipt for the record or document.

(6) An authorized person who has removed any record or document under this section may permit any person who would be entitled to inspect the record or document but for the removal to inspect it and to make copies or otherwise record details of it at all reasonable times.

(7) An authorized person who enters any premises under this section must, if required, produce the warrant for inspection.

(8) Section 102 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 221) applies to any property that has by virtue of this section come into the possession of a relevant authority, as it applies to property that has come into the possession of the police.

(9) A person commits an offence if the person—
 * (a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement or prohibition imposed on the person under subsection (2) or (3); or
 * (b) obstructs an authorized person exercising a power conferred by subsection (2) or (3).

(10) A person who commits an offence under subsection (9) is liable—