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No. 7 of 1926.
POST OFFICE.
Surrender of clothing, etc., by
(a) break open any outer or inner door of any house, building or place and enter thereinto;
(b) forcibly board and enter any ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war) and every part thereof;
(c) search any person found in such house, building or place, or on board such ship: Provided that no female person shall be searched except by a female;
(d) remove by force any material obstruction to, or any person obstructing, any such entry, search, seizure, removal and detention as he is empowered to effect; and
(e) open and examine any postal article found in such house, building or place, or on board such ship.
(3) No person shall delay or obstruct any entry, search, seizure, removal or detention which is authorized by this Ordinance.
(4) It shall be lawful for any public officer who in the execution of his duty discovers any postal article in respect of which he may have reason to believe that any offence whatsoever has been or is about to be committed to seize and detain any such postal article.
24.—(1) Where an officer of the Post Office vacates his office (whether by reason of dismissal, resignation, death or otherwise) he, or if he is dead his personal representative and on ceasing to any person in possession of his effects, shall deliver to the Postmaster General all articles (whether uniform, accoutrements, appointments or other necessaries) which were issued to such officer for the execution of his duty and are not or were not the property of that officer, and shall deliver the articles in good order and condition, fair wear and tear only excepted.
8 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 44.
(2) Every person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall, in lieu of or in addition to any fine which may be imposed upon him, be also liable to pay such sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars as a magistrate may determine to be the value of the articles not delivered, or if the articles have been delivered but not in good order and condition, of the damage done to the articles.
(3) Any justice of the peace may issue a warrant by virtue