Protected Areas and Protected Places Act · 2017 Revised Edition
Section 6A
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An authorised officer or any person authorised by the Commissioner of Police, any officer commanding a Police District and any police officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent empowered by the
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means — (a) any police officer; (b) any person holding a commission in any armed force or in any visiting force; (c) any member of any armed force or of any visiting force performing the duties of a guard or sentry in any protected area or protected place in accordance with orders issued by a person holding a commission in any armed force or visiting force; (d) any person performing the duties of a guard or watchman in a protected area or a protected place and specially authorised in that behalf under section 3; or (e) any member of the Gurkha Reserve Unit;
Commissioner of Police or an officer commanding a Police District under section 3 —
officer commanding a Police District
“officer commanding a Police District” means the officer appointed to perform the duties of that office and when such officer is unable through absence, illness or otherwise to perform his duties, means the police officer present…
knowingly or negligently discloses to any other person information or any other matter which is likely to prejudice the safety of any person or property in a protected area or a protected place; or
protected area
“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area under section 4;
knowingly or negligently acts in any manner which is likely to prejudice the safety of any person or property in a protected area or a protected place, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
protected place
“protected place” means any place or premises declared to be a protected place under section 5;
$20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means — (a) any police officer; (b) any person holding a commission in any armed force or in any visiting force; (c) any member of any armed force or of any visiting force performing the duties of a guard or sentry in any protected area or protected place in accordance with orders issued by a person holding a commission in any armed force or visiting force; (d) any person performing the duties of a guard or watchman in a protected area or a protected place and specially authorised in that behalf under section 3; or (e) any member of the Gurkha Reserve Unit;
officer commanding a Police District
Defined · s 2“officer commanding a Police District” means the officer appointed to perform the duties of that office and when such officer is unable through absence, illness or otherwise to perform his duties, means the police officer present…
protected area
Defined · s 2“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area under section 4;
protected place
Defined · s 2“protected place” means any place or premises declared to be a protected place under section 5;