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(c.) remove by force any obstruction to such entry, search, seizure and removal as he is empowered to effect;
(d.) detain every person found in such place, or on board such ship, until such place or ship has been searched;
(e.) seize and detain any such poison found in such
place or ship; and
(f.) seize and detain any such poison found in the possession of any of the persons against whom such warrant has been issued in any place whatsoever within the Colony.
(3.) Whenever it appears to any European police officer Search not below the rank of sergeant, or to any European police without or revenue officer generally or specially authorized in writ- warrant by ing by the Captain Superintendent of Police or the Super- officer in
European intendent of Imports and Exports respectively, that there is cases of reasonable cause to believe that in any place, or on board urgency. any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, there is concealed or deposited any poison for the time be ing included in Part III of Schedule A hereto, or any such syringe or appliance as is mentioned in sub-section (1) of this section, in respect of which an offence has been com- mitted, and he shall have reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the poison, syringe or appliance is likely to be removed, the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place, or on board such ship, all the powers mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section in as full and ample a manner as if he were empowered to do so by warrant issued under sub-section (1) of this section.
22. All informatious to be laid, and all warrants issued Process on and all arrests and seizures to be made under this Ordi- holidays. nauce may be had or done on any day including holidays.
23.-(1.) When any poison for the time being included Unclaimed in Part II of Schedule A hereto, or any hypodermic poison and syringe or other appliance capable of being used for inject- hypodermic ing any such poison is found without being apparently in appliances. the possession of any person or when it is proved to the satisfaction of the magistrate that it is not possible to proceed against any individual with respect to any offence against this Ordinance by reason of the fact that the offend- er is out of the jurisdiction or cannot be found, the ma- gistrate may cause a notice in English and Chinese to be affixed to the place where such poison, syringe or appliance has been found or where it is known to be stored calling upon the owner thereof to claim the same.
(2.) If no person makes such claim within one week from the affixing of such notice, or if any such claim is made within one week but is not subsequently substantiated to the satisfaction of a magistrate, such poison, syringe or appliance shall be forfeited and dealt with as the magistrate may direct.
24. The magistrate may require the Government Ana- Analysis lyst to report upon any technical point which may be in may be dispute in any prosecution under this Ordinance, and may ordered. order the payment of the fees due in respect of the Ana- lyst's report by the party in fault, or out of
any fine recovered from either party, or out of the proceeds of any forfeiture ordered by such magistrate.
At the hearing of any such prosecution the production of the certificate of the Government Analyst requested as aforesaid shall be sufficient evidence of the facts therein statel, unless the defendant requires that the Analyst should be called as a witness; but if the Analyst is called by or at the request of the defendant the magistrate may further order the defendant, if convicted, to pay a fee of 25 dollars for the attendance of the Analyst, such fee to be recoverable in the same way as a penalty imposed under this Ordinance is recoverable.