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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.
40. Any revenue or police officer may proceed Search of without warrant on board any ship (such ship not ship without being or having the status of a shup of war) and search warrant. the same and may seize any light 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, into Custody or to the office of the Superin- tendent for directions.
41.-(1) Where it appears to any magistrate upon Search of the oath of any person, that there is reasonable cause place or ship to believe that in any place, or on board any ship with (not being or having the status of a ship of war), warrant. there are concealed or deposited any light oils subject to forfeiture or with respect to which an offence has been committed or is about to be committed against this Ordinance, such magistrate may, by his warrant directed to any revenue or police officer, empower such officer, by day or by night-
(a) to enter such place, or to go on board such ship, and there to search for and take possession of any such light oils; and
(b) to arrest any person being in such place or ship, in whose possession such light oils may be found, or whom such officer may reason- ably suspect to have concealed or deposited any such light oils in such place or ship or thereabout.
(2) Such officer may, if necessary,——
(a) break open any outer or inner door of any dwellinghouse, shop, or other building or place, and enter thereinto;
(b) forcibly enter such ship and every part
thereof;
(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 light oils found in
such place or ship; and
(f) seize and detain any such light oils found in any place whatever within the Colony in the possession, custody or control of any of the persons against whom his warrant has been issued.
42. Whenever it appears to any revenue officers Search of generally or specially authorised in writing by the place without Superintendent for the purpose of carrying out the warrant. provisions of this section or to any police officer not below the rank of sergeant that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place there are concealed or deposited any light oils subject to forfeiture or with respect to which an offence has been committed or is about to be committed against this Ordinance and he shall have reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the light oils are likely to be removed, the said officers
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