Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988 · s 38

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38.
Protection of informers
(1) No witness in any proceedings under this Act shall be obliged—
(a) to disclose the name and address of any informer who has given  information with respect to an offence under this Act, or any
Scheduled offence, or with respect to any matter relating to or  leading to any proceedings under
Part  III,  or  with  respect  to  any  matter relating  to  or leading to the detention of any person under the provisions of the Emergency
(Public
Order and
Prevention of
Crime)
Ordinance 1969 [P.U.(A) 187/1969], or the
Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures)
Act 1985 [Act 316]; or
(b) to answer any question if the answer thereto would lead, or would  tend to lead, to the discovery of the name or address of such informer.
(2) If any book, document or paper which is in evidence or liable to inspection in any proceedings under this Act or the
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 contains an entry in which any informer is named or described or which might lead to his discovery, the court shall cause all such entries to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as may be necessary to protect the informer from discovery.

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s 38Protection of informers

(1)

No witness in any proceedings under this Act shall be obliged—

(a)

to disclose the name and address of any informer who has given information with respect to an offence under this Act, or any

Scheduled offence, or with respect to any matter relating to or leading to any proceedings under

Part III, or with respect to any matter relating to or leading to the detention of any person under the provisions of the Emergency

(Public

Order and

Prevention of

Crime)

Ordinance 1969 [P.U.

(A)

187/1969], or the

Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures)

Act 1985 [Act 316]; or

(b)

to answer any question if the answer thereto would lead, or would tend to lead, to the discovery of the name or address of such informer.

(2)

If any book, document or paper which is in evidence or liable to inspection in any proceedings under this Act or the

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 contains an entry in which any informer is named or described or which might lead to his discovery, the court shall cause all such entries to be concealed from view or to be obliterated so far as may be necessary to protect the informer from discovery.

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