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CAP. 241] Emergency (Principal) Regulations. [1967 Ed. [Subsidiary]

Power to search for and seize weapons, etc.

L.N. 111/67. In force, L.N. 108/67. Discontinued les Us L.N. 9/69

41. (1) Any authorized officer may without warrant-

(a) enter and search any premises or place or anything therein or thereon;

(b) stop and search any person, whether or not he is in a public place; and

(c) stop, board and search any vessel or vehicle,

if he suspects that there is therein or thereon-

(i) any arms or ammunition;

(ii) any offensive weapon or anything which can be adapted or used as an offensive weapon;

(iii) anything whatsoever intended or adapted, or which can be adapted, for use for an unlawful purpose;

(iv) any explosive substance; or

(v) any corrosive substance,

and may seize any arms or ammunition, any offensive weapon, any explosive substance, any corrosive substance or any such thing as is specified in sub-paragraph (ii) or (iii) found therein or thereon.

(2) No woman shall be searched under this regulation except by a woman.

General control of navigation.

PART IV. CONTROL OF HARBOURS, PORTS AND TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE COLONY AND MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT.

42. (1) The Governor may by order make provision as to the places in or to which vessels may be or go, and generally for regulating the movements, navigation, pilotage, anchorage, mooring, berthing and lighting of vessels within the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony, and any order made under this regulation is hereafter in these regulations referred to as "a navigation order".

(2) If, in the case of any vessel, a navigation order is contravened or not complied with, the master of the vessel shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) An authorized officer may, in relation to any vessel, take such steps, and use such force, as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any order made under this regulation relating to the vessel, or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the vessel, for enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.

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