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BROADCASTING ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 48 of 2000
A1845
(ii) the notice under subsection (1) served on the person remains in force and the Broadcasting Authority will on a date specified in the notice under this subsection seek an order under subsection (3) unless the person has, before the date, complied with the notice under subsection (1) served on the person.

(3) Where a notice under subsection (1) served on a person has not been withdrawn under subsection (2)(b)(i) and the person has not complied with the notice before the relevant date, or before the date specified in the notice under subsection (2) served on the person, as the case requires, then a magistrate may—

(a) if satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person is, or is likely to be, in possession of the information or a document to which the first-mentioned notice relates and that the information or document is relevant to the Broadcasting Authority’s investigation of a breach or suspected breach of a licence condition, a requirement under this Ordinance, or a direction, order, or determination, under this Ordinance; and
(b) after considering the representations, if any, referred to in subsection (1)(b) received by the Broadcasting Authority in consequence of the service of the notice, issue an order that the person shall, within the time specified in the order, give the information or document in writing to the Broadcasting Authority or produce the document to the Broadcasting Authority, as the case requires.

(4) Any information or document to be given or produced to the Broadcasting Authority by a person in compliance with a notice under subsection (1) or an order under subsection (3) shall be so given or produced by reference to the information or document at the time of service of that notice except that the information or document may take account of any processing—

(a) made between that time and the time when the information or document is so given or produced; and
(b) that would have been made irrespective of the service of that notice.

(5) The Broadcasting Authority shall not disclose any information or document given or produced to him under this section except subject to the requirement in subsection (6) and if the Broadcasting Authority considers that it is in the public interest to disclose that information or document, as the case may be.