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at the time specified therein, acting in aid of the civil power shall be conclusive evidence thereof in all proceedings and for all purposes.

51. (1) The Governor may give such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance by the Commissioner of Police or any other police officer of the powers, functions or duties conferred or imposed on him by or under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.

(2) The Commissioner of Police and any other police officer shall, in the exercise or performance of such powers, functions or duties, comply with any directions given by the Governor under subsection (1).

52. The Commissioner of Police may—
 * (a) delegate to any police officer of the rank of inspector or above any of the powers conferred on him by section 4, 6, 7, 31, 37 or 41; and
 * (b) delegate to any police officer of the rank of assistant superintendent or above any of the powers conferred on him by any other provision of this Ordinance.

53. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 46, no person acting in good faith under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be liable in damages or otherwise for any act done by him in pursuance or exercise of any obligation, duty or power imposed or conferred, or reasonably supposed to be imposed or conferred, on him by this Ordinance, if done in good faith, and done or purported to be done in the execution of his duty or for the public safety or for the defence of Hong Kong or for the enforcement of discipline or otherwise in the public interest, if such person be a person holding office under or employed in the service of the Crown in any capacity, whether naval, military, air force or civil, or be an officer or member of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force or a member of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force acting as such or be a person acting under the authority of a person so holding office or so employed or such an officer or member.

54. The Peace Preservation Ordinance and the Public Order Ordinance are repealed.

55. (1) Sections 12 and 13 of the Malicious Damage Ordinance are repealed.

(2) The Corporal Punishment Ordinance is amended by deleting paragraph 9 of the First Schedule thereto.