Arrest, detention and bail of suspected persons and seizure of suspected
property.
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PART VIL
MISCELLANEOUS ProvisionS
50. (1) It shall be lawful for any police oñcer to apprehend any person who may be charged with or whom he may reasonably suspect of being guilty of any offence without any warrant for that purpose and whether he has seen such offence committed or not and also any person whom he may reasonably suspect of being able to deportation from the Colony.
(2) If any such person forcibly resists the endeavour to arrest him or attempts to evade the arrest, such officer or other person may use all means necessary to effect the arrest.
(3) If any such officer has reason to believe that any person to be arrested has entered into or is in any place the person residing in or in charge of such place shall on demand of any such officer allow him free ingress thereto and afford all reasonable facilities for search therein.
(6) Where any person is apprehended by a police officer it shall be lawful for such officer to search for and take possession of anv 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 omcer may reasonably suspect of throwing light on the character or activities of such person or his associate:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed in diminution of the powers of search conferred by any particular
warrant.
(7) 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 may throw light on the character or activities of any person liable to apprehension under this section or on the character or activities of the associates of any such person. such magistrate may by warrant directed to any police officer empower him with such assistants as may be necessary by day or by night-
(a) to enter and if necessary to break into or forcibly enter such building, vessel or place and to search for and take possession of any such newspaper. book or other docu- ment or portion of or extract therefrom or any such other article or chattel which may be found therein, and
(b) to arrest any person who may appear to have such news- paper. book or other document or portion thereof or extract therefrom or other article or chattel in his posses- sion or under his control.
51. Every person taken into custody by a police officer with or without a warrant, except a person detained for the mere purpose of taking his name and residence, shall be forthwith delivered into the custody of the officer in charge of a police station or a police officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner.
54. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop and search and if necessary to arrest and detain for further inquiries any person whom he may find in any street or other public place, or on board any vessel, or in any conveyance, at any hour of the day or night. who acts in a suspicious manner or whom he may suspect of having committed or of being about to commit or of intending to commit. any offence.
56. It shall be lawful for a police officer to stop and detain until due inquiry can be made. any person whom, and any vehicle. horse or other animal or thing which he finds employed in removing the furniture of any house or lodging between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.. or whenever such officer has good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the purpose of evading the payment of rent.
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Person arrested to be delivered. to custody of police officer in charge of police station.
Search, arrest and detention.
Power to detain
person, etc.. removing
* furniture in night-time.
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