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Dangerous Drugs
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(7) An authorization given by the Director under this section may be given to a police officer, member of the Customs and Excise Service or public officer by name or may be given to any police officer, member of the Customs and Excise Service or other public officer for the time being holding such rank or public office as the Director may specify, and may extend to all the powers specified in subsection (2), (4) or (5), as the case may be, or to such of those powers as the Director may specify.
(8) 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 ship, aircraft, vehicle or train 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 every person found in any place or premises which he is
empowered by this section to search until the same has been searched; and
(e) detain every person on board any ship, aircraft, vehicle or train which he is empowered by this section to search, and prevent any person from approaching or boarding such ship, aircraft, vehicle or train, until it has been searched.
(9) (a)(i) An examination of the body cavities of a person under this section shall, unless that person otherwise consents, be carried out by a medical practitioner or nurse of the same sex as that person,
(ii) Where a female has consented, under sub-paragraph (i), to an examination of her body cavities by a medical practitioner or nurse of the opposite sex, such examination shall be in the presence of another female.
(b) Subject to paragraph (a), no female shall be searched under this
section except by a female.
(c) No person shall be searched under this section in a public place if he
objects to being so searched. (Replaced, 40 of 1982, s. 3)
(10) In this section-
"article liable to seizure” means-
(a) any dangerous drug referred to in section 55;
(b) any money or thing liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance;
(c) any thing which is or contains evidence of an offence under this
Ordinance or a corresponding law;
"Commissioner of Customs and Excise" includes a Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Excise and an Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Excise; (Added, 40 of 1985, s. 9)
"Commissioner of Police" includes a deputy or assistant commissioner of
police.
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