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Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Part 4—Division 2 Section 46 (3) A specified officer must not exercise a power conferred by subsection (1) or (2) unless the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that it is necessary for safeguarding national security to exercise the power.

(4) A person who contravenes an order made under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 2 years.

(5) In this section—

specified officer (指明人員)—
 * (a) in relation to a prohibited place—means any of the following persons—
 * (i) a police officer;
 * (ii) a person authorized under section 42(4) in respect of the prohibited place; or
 * (b) in relation to a prohibited place belonging to or occupied by or on behalf of the Central Authorities—means a person assigned by the institution in charge of the prohibited place to discharge duty as a guard or sentry in respect of the prohibited place.

46. Obstruction etc. in the vicinity of prohibited places

(1) If a specified officer is discharging duty in respect of a prohibited place, and another person, in the vicinity of the prohibited place—
 * (a) wilfully obstructs the specified officer from discharging the duty;
 * (b) knowingly misleads the specified officer in circumstances concerning the discharge of the duty by the specified officer; or