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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 7—Division 3 Section 98 Division 3—Procedure in Legal Actions: General Provisions 99. Application of procedure under HK National Security Law to offences under this Ordinance

To avoid doubt, any case in connection with an offence under this Ordinance is a case mentioned in Article 41 of the HK National Security Law, and the procedure under Chapter IV of the HK National Security Law applies to such a case.

100. Cases concerning national security to be adjudicated by designated judges

(1) If a case adjudicated by a Court is a case concerning national security by virtue of section 3(2)(b), the case must be adjudicated by a designated judge.

(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the application of any other enactment to any case to the extent that the other enactment is not inconsistent with that subsection. Division 4—Criminal Procedure for Cases in connection with Offences Endangering National Security 101. Application

This Division applies to a case in connection with an offence endangering national security, regardless of whether the case is also in connection with any other offence.

102. Interpretation

In this Division—

'Cap. 227' (《第227章》) means the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227);

return day (提訊日) has the meaning given by section 71A of Cap. 227.