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of any treaty, agreement or arrangement to which the Government is a party;
(e) a prison officer (as defined in section 2 of the Prisons Act (Cap. 247)) who is deployed to guard that protected area or that protected place;
(f) an immigration officer (as defined in section 2(1) of the Immigration Act (Cap. 133)) who is deployed to guard that protected area or that protected place;
(g) an auxiliary police officer who is deployed to guard that protected area or that protected place; or
(h) a security officer who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police under section 6(1) and is deployed to guard that protected area or that protected place;

“authority”—

(a) for a protected area, means the person who is designated as the authority of the protected area in the protected area order for the protected area; or
(b) for a protected place, means the person who is designated as the authority of the protected place in the protected place order for the protected place;

“auxiliary police officer” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235);

“building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure;

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Infrastructure Protection appointed under section 5, and (subject to any condition or restriction imposed under that section) includes a Deputy Commissioner of Infrastructure Protection or an Assistant Commissioner of Infrastructure Protection appointed under that section;

“Commissioner of Police” means the Commissioner of Police appointed under section 6(1) of the Police Force Act;