Examination of articles (other than passengers accompanied baggage) on shore, ship, etc., wharf, and other places.
Search of ship, etc. without warrant.
Search of place or ship with warrant.
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this Ordinance and every police officer when acting against any person under this Ordinance shall on demand declare his office and produce his badge.
(6) The following shall have all the powers of a revenue officer under this Ordinance-
(a) the Superintendent;
(b) all police officers;
(c) all revenue officers appointed under any Ordinance relating to liquors, tobacco or opium;
(d) all Railway officials not below the rank of traffic inspector.
Search, examination and arrest.
39. Any box, chest, package or other article (not being passengers baggage accompanied by the owner) which is being landed from or is being embarked on any ship, aircraft or train, or has been recently landed therefrom or is in or on board thereof (not being a vessel or having the status of a vessel of war), or is on any islet, landing place, wharf, ware- house, platform or place adjoining thereto or used in connexion therewith, or which is being removed therefrom or which is being brought into or has recently been brought into the Colony by land or air-
(a) 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 examina- tion and search, and in default of such opening may be removed by such officer to such place as the Superintendent may direct;
(b) may be broken open by the orders of any revenue officer authorized by the Superintendent in that behalf either generally or for a particular occasion or of any police officer not below the rank of sergeant to facilitate such examination and search: Provided that any person in charge or posses- sion of such box, chest, package or other article shall be afforded every reasonable facility for being present at such breaking open, examination and search.
40. Any revenue or police officer may proceed without warrant on board any ship (such ship not being or having the status of a vessel of war) or of any aircraft or train and search the same and may seize any hydrocarbon oils found during such search which contravene any of the provisions of this Ordinance and may take the same and also any person, in whose possession they may have been found, to a police station in order that he may be brought before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law, or to the office of the Superintendent for directions.
41.-(1) Where it appears to any magistrate upon the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place, or on board any ship (not being or having the status of a veses of war), or aircraft or train, there are concealed or deposited any hydrocarbon oils subject to forfeiture or with respect to which an offence has been committed or is about to be committed against this Ordin- ance, such magistrate may, by his warrant directed to any revenue or police officer, empower such officer, by day or by night--