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[接上页] (o) the payment of fees and charges in respect of the detention of any dog or cat or class of dogs or cats or any other thing under this Ordinance, and the measures to be taken to secure such payment, including the payment of deposits or the execution of bonds; (p) the practice and procedure of the Board; (q) the exemption, whether absolutely or subject to conditions, of any person or class of persons, or of any dog or cat or class of dogs or cats, from all or any of the provisions of this Ordinance, whether generally or in a particular case; (r) generally, the carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance.(2) Regulations made under this section may- (a) empower the Secretary to amend any Schedule to the regulations; (b) empower the Director to- (i) specify the manner in which any dog or class of dogs shall be identified; (ii) specify the form of applications and notices to be made or given under the regulations;(c) empower an authorized officer to give directions regarding the weighing, measuring and inspection, detention, confinement and the keeping under effective control of any dog or class of dogs; (d) create offences in respect of the contravention of any provision of the regulations, provide in respect of any such offence for the imposition of penalties not exceeding a fine at level 6 and imprisonment for 6 months, and specify defences, whether generally or in a particular case, which may be raised in any proceedings for any such offences; (e) provide that the owner or occupier of any land or premises or the owner or operator of any conveyance may be held to be vicariously liable for the contravention of any provision of the regulations; (f) provide for an appeal to be made to the Administrative Appeals Board against any specified decision or action made or taken by the Director or an authorized officer under any provision of the regulations; (g) provide for an application to be made to the Board in respect of the breed and classification of and other matters relating to dogs and cats, and for the determination of an application by the Board; (h) contain supplemental, incidental, consequential and transitional provisions for the carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance. (Replaced 97 of 1997 s. 5) Cap 167 s 4 (Repealed 71 of 1992 s. 53) Cap 167 s 5 Dangerous dogs (1) If it appears to a magistrate on complaint that any dog is dangerous and is not kept under effective control, the magistrate may make an order that the said dog be either destroy or kept under effective control. (2) Such order may be made against any person who is a keeper of the dog. (3) If the person against whom the order is made fails to comply therewith he shall be liable to a fine of $500 for every day on which he fails to comply therewith. (Amended L.N. 390 of 1981) (Amended 97 of 1997 s. 6) [cf. 1871 c. 56 s. 2 U.K.] Cap 167 s 5A Authorized officers PART III POWER OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS, ETC. (1) The Director may in writing authorize any person to exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer under this Ordinance. (2) The Director may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer under this Ordinance. (Added 97 of 1997 s. 7) Cap 167 s 6 Powers of police officers and authorized officers (1) Any police officer or any authorized officer may, on production of his authority, if required- (a) without a warrant issued under subsection (4) if it would not be reasonably practicable to apply for one- (i) enter and search any premises or place (other than domestic premises), or board and search any conveyance, where he has reasonable cause to believe that there is any dog which he has reasonable cause to believe has as a result of its having inflicted any bite or attack on any person, whether in a public place or not, caused death or serious bodily injury to the person; (ii) board and search any conveyance where he has reasonable cause to believe that there is any dog imported into Hong Kong in contravention of any regulation made under section 3(1)(d);(b) seize, remove and detain- (i) any dog or cat which he has reasonable cause to believe to be suffering from any infectious disease; (ii) any dog or cat in relation to which he has reasonable cause to believe an offence against any provision of this Ordinance has been committed; (iii) any dog which he has reasonable cause to believe has inflicted any bite or attack on any person, whether in a public place or not;(c) subject to subsection (5), destroy- (i) any dog in relation to which he has reasonable cause to believe an offence against any provision of this Ordinance has been committed; (ii) any dog which he has reasonable cause to believe has as a result of its having inflicted any bite or attack on any person, whether in a public place or not, caused the death of the person; (iii) any dog which may be seized under paragraph (b), if having regard to all the circumstances of the case he has reasonable cause to believe that the seizure cannot be effected without a serious risk to public safety; |