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Emergency (Principal) Regulations.
[Subsidiary]
[1967 Ed.
Persons found in premises to which authoriz- ed officer denied access to be guilty of offence.
L.N. 111/67. In force. L.N. 112/67.
Possession of corrosive substance.
L.N. 111/67. In force, L.N. 112/67.
Possession of simulated bomb.
L.N. 141/67. In force, L.N. 142/67.
Defence in respect of charges under regulations
(b) is found leaving any such premises or place or the roof thereof; or
(c) leaves any such premises or place or the roof thereof on or after the arrival thereat or in the vicinity thereof of an authorized officer,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence against paragraph (1) for the accused to show-
(a) that he did not know and had no reasonable grounds for knowing that the arms or ammunition or the offensive weapon or the explosive substance or the corrosive substance, as the case may be, was in such premises or place or on the roof thereof; or
(b) where arms or ammunition or an explosive substance or a corrosive substance was found in the premises or place or on the roof thereof, that the same was intended for use for a lawful object.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, any premises or place shall be deemed to be a single premises or place whether or not the whole of the premises or place is in one building if access can be obtained internally from one part of such premises or place to another part thereof.
(4)
119B. Where the entry of an authorized officer to any premises or place which such officer is empowered to enter and search by or under these regulations or any other law is barred or impeded, any person found in or leaving such premises or place shall be guilty of an offence unless he shows that he took all practicable steps to facilitate the entry of such officer or that he did not know that such officer was attempting to enter such premises or place.
Discontinued by L.N. 42/68
119C. Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse has in his possession, custody or control any corrosive substance shall be guilty of an offence.
Discontinued by L.N. 43/69
119D. Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse has in his possession, custody or control any simulated bomb shall be guilty of an offence.
Revoked by L.N. 45/69
119A and 119D.
L.N. 141/67.
In force, L.N. 142/67.
119E. Where any person is charged with an offence under regulation 119A or 119D in connexion with a simulated bomb which is found in any place which is not a public place, it shall be a defence for such person to show that the object was not intended for use as a simulated bomb.
Revoked by L.N. 45/69