Section 50(6) is repealed and the following substituted
" (6)
Where any person is apprehended by a police officer
it shall be lawful for such officer to search for and take
possession of any newspaper, book or other document or any
portion or extract therefrom and any other article or chattel
which may be found on his person or in or about the place at
which he has been apprehended and which the said officer may
reasonably suspect to be of value (whether by itself or
together with anything else) to the investigation of any
offence that the person has committed or is reasonably
suspected of having committed:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be
construed in diminution of the powers of search conferred by
any particular warrant.".
(4)
Section 50 (7) is repealed and the following substituted
" (7)
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Whenever it appears to a magistrate upon the oath of
any person that there is reasonable cause to suspect that there
is in any building, vessel (not being a ship of war or a ship
having the status of a ship of war) or place any newspaper,
book or other document, or any portion or extract therefrom, or
any other article or chattel which is likely to be of value
(whether by itself or together with anything else) to the
investigation of any offence that has been committed, or that
is reasonably suspected to have been committed or to be about
to be committed or to be intended to be committed, such
magistrate may by warrant directed to any police officer
empower him with such assistants as may be necessary by day or
by night