Cap 564 s 5 Witness to disclose necessary information before being included in witness protection programme (WITNESS PROTECTION ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	564	Title:	WITNESS PROTECTION ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 29 of 2004
Section:	5	Heading:	Witness to disclose necessary information before being included in witness protection programme	Version Date:	27/02/2004

(1) The approving authority shall not include a witness in the witness protection programme unless he is satisfied that the witness has provided him with all information that the approving authority considers is necessary to decide whether or not the witness should be included.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the approving authority may-

(a) require a witness to undergo psychological or psychiatric examinations and make the results available to the approving authority; or

(b) make such other inquiries and investigations as the approving authority considers necessary,

for the purposes of assessing whether or not the witness should be included in the witness protection programme.
(3) In addition to the requirements under subsections (1) and (2), the approving authority may require a witness to undergo medical tests or examinations and make the results available to the approving authority to obtain information that may be needed in the event that the witness is included in the witness protection programme. (Amended L.N. 29 of 2004)