1975 Ed.]
Acetylating Substances (Control)
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(ii) such person is found in any vessel, aircraft, vehicle, place or premises in which an article liable to seizure is found.
(2) Any public officer may seize, remove and detain any- thing if he has reason to suspect that such thing is an article liable to seizure.
(3) For the purposes of this Ordinance and subject to sub- section (6), any public officer authorized in writing by the Director may-
(a) enter, inspect and search any place or premises occupied by a person to whom a licence or permit has been issued under this Ordinance;
(b) require the production of any register, record, book or other document relating to dealings in an acetylating substance;
(c) inspect any such register, record, book or other document;
(d) inspect any stocks of an acetylating substance in the possession of such person.
(4) Any public officer may-
(a) break open any outer or inner door of or in any place or premises which he is empowered by this section to enter and search;
(b) forcibly board any vessel, aircraft or vehicle which he is empowered by this section to board and search;
(c) remove by force any person or thing who or which obstructs any entry, search, inspection, seizure, removal or detention which he is empowered by this section to make;
(d) detain any person found in any place or premises which he is empowered by this section to search, and prevent any person from approaching or boarding such vessel, aircraft or vehicle until it has been searched.
(5) No female shall be searched under this section except by a female and no person shall be searched under this section in a public place if he objects to being so searched.
(6) No domestic premises shall be entered and searched under this section unless a member of the Preventive Service of or above the rank of Revenue Inspector or a police officer of or above the rank of Inspector is present.
(7) In this section, "article liable to seizure" means-
(a) any acetylating substance referred to in section 13;
(b) any money or thing which is liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance; and
(c) anything which is or contains evidence of an offence under this Ordinance.