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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.
Search of
31.-(1.) Every person landing from any ship or enter-
baggage and ing the Colony by land shall :-
goods.
Examination
ete.
(4.) On demand by any revenue or police officer either permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such officer or together with such goods and baggage accompany such officer to a police station or examination station and there permit his goods and baggage to be searched by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of an European police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant.
(4.) On demand by any European police officer or other police officer not below the rank of ser- geant permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such police officer or by any re- venue officer in the presence and under the supervision of such police officer provided always that:
The goods and baggage of any person who may claim to be present when they are searched shall not be searched except in his presence.
(2.) Any person who may refuse to comply with any lawful demand under this section may be arrested by the officer making the demand without warrant.
32. Any box chest package or other article which is of articles on being landed or has been recently landed from any ship or ship, wharf, which is in or upon any ship (not having the status of a ship of war) islet landing place wharf warehouse or place adjoining any wharf and used in connection therewith or which is being removed from any such ship islet or other place or which is being brought into or has recently been brought in the Colony by land—
Revenue officer may
(.) may be examined and searched by any revenue officer and may be detained until any person in charge thereof shall have opened the same to admit of such examination and search and in default of such opening may be removed by such officer to a police station or to an examina- tion station;
(b.) may be broken open by the orders of any European police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant to facilitate such examination and search provided that any person in charge or possession of such box chest package or other article shall be afforded every reasonable facility for being present at such breaking open examination and search.
33. Any revenue officer may board any ship not being or having the status of a ship of war and remain on board board ship. as long as such ship remains in the waters of the Colony.
Revenue
officer may arrest with-
out warrant in certain circum-
stances.
Issue of search warrant by Justice of Peace.
34.-(1.) Any revenue officer may arrest without
warrant-
(a.) Any person found committing or attempting to commit an offence or employing aiding or assisting any person to commit an offence against this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder.
(b.) Any person whom he may reasonably suspect to have in his possession any intoxicating liquors denatured spirits or other articles sub- ject to forfeiture under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder.
(2.) Every person so arrested shall together with any article as to which an offence may have been committed or attempted to have been committed be taken to a police
station.
35.-(1.) Whenever it appears to any Justice of the Peace upon the oath affirmation or declaration of any person that there is probable cause to believe that in any dwelling house shop or other building or place or on board any ship not being or having the status of a ship of war within the waters of the Colony there are concealed or deposited any intoxicating liquors denatured
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