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LEGISLATIVE POWER/AUTHORITY
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TO WHOM GRANTED
SECTION
PLA
(c)
CRIMES ORDINANCE, CAP. 200
(i)
Police Inspector and above
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Where a judge is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the offence of incitement to disaffection has been committed and supporting evidence may be found in any premises specified in the information, he may grant a search warrant to any police officer of the rank of inspector and above.
(ii)
A magistrate may grant a search warrant
Any Police Officer 13
(iii) To enter, without warrant, any
premises to remove seditious publications which are visible from a public place or any seditious publication under
a warrant.
Any Police or Public Officer
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(d)
FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
ORDINANCE, CAP. 238
(i)
To cancel or vary conditions of an arms licence.
Commissioner of Police
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(ii)
Police Sergeant and above or
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To enter, without warrant, and inspect dealers' premises and registers and to examine arms and ammunition.
(iii) To stop and search for arms and
(iv)
(v)
ammunition as well as imitation firearms.
To search vehicles for arus and ammunition as well as imitation firearms.
Customs Inspector
Any Police Officer 41 or member of C & E Service
Any Police Officer 42 or member of C & E Service
To seize, remove and detain arms Any Police Officer 44
and ammunition as well as
imitation firearms which have been abandoned or used for an
offence.
or member of C & E
Service
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