Police Act (Cap. 164), article 99

99. (1) Where under this Act anything falls to be decided by a Magistrate, such a decision shall be by a decree which shall st ate the reasons of fact and law on which it is based. 32 [CAP. 164. POLICE ACT (2) Where under this Act the investigating officer is required t o file an application, he shall premise the request by such grounds wh ich he genuinely believes to be true and reasonable, and the Magistrat e may in all cases require that the app lication be confirmed on oath. In urgent cases, as the Magistrate may ascertain, the request may be made either by facsimile or by telephone; prov ided that in the latter case such request is as soon as practicable reduced in writing and submit ted to the Magistrate. (3) In urgent cases the authorisation by the Magistrate may also be communicated by facsimile. (4) Any authorisation given by a M agistrate shall lapse after on e month, but may be renewed for a valid reason for subsequent per iods of one month each. Extension of applicability to exclusive economic zone area or environment protection area. Added by: XXXV .2023.21. Cap. 362. Cap. 625.