1940
No. 9 of 1911.
Examination
of articles on
etc.
*
INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
(2) Any person who refuses to comply with any lawful demand under this section may be arrested without warrant by the officer making the demand.
69. Any box, chest, package, or other article (not being passenger's baggage accompanied by the owner) which is being landed or has been recently landed from any ship, or which is in or upon any ship (not being or 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 into the Colony by land,—
No search except where reasonable cause of suspicion.
Revenue
officer may board ship.
Revenue
officer may arrest within certain circumstances.
(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 examination and search, and in default of such opening may be removed by such officer to a police 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.
70. No search of goods or baggage shall be made under the provisions of the two preceding sections unless there is reasonable cause to suspect that such goods or baggage contain dutiable liquors or denatured spirits.
71. Any revenue officer may board any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, and remain on board as long as such ship remains in the waters of the Colony.
72.-(1) Any revenue officer may arrest without warrant,-
(a) any person found committing or attempting to commit, or employing, aiding or assisting any person to commit, an offence against this Part or Part III of this Ordinance, or against any of the provisions of any of the Ordinances following, namely:--The No.1 of 1862. Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, the Dangerous Goods No.1 of 1873. Ordinance, 1873, the Ships (Prohibition of Sale of Liquor) Ordinance, No.11 of 1886, the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908, the
No.2 of 1891. No.2 of 1900. No.12 of 1908.
* As amended by No.17 of 1912.
† As amended by No.16 of 1912, No.31 of 1912 and No.43 of 1912.
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