1984 Ed.]
Reserved Commodities
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(a) use such force as is reasonably necessary to enter any premises which he is empowered by or under this Ordinance to enter and search;
(b) use such force as is reasonably necessary to stop, board and search any vessel, aircraft or vehicle which he is empowered by this Ordinance to stop, board and search;
(c) use such force as is reasonably necessary to remove any person or thing obstructing him in the exercise of any power conferred on him by or under this Ordinance;
(d) detain any person found in any premises which he is empowered by or under this Ordinance to search until such premises have been searched;
(e) prevent any person from approaching, boarding or leaving any vessel, aircraft or vehicle which he is empowered by this Ordinance to stop, board and search until it has been searched.
(7) No person shall be searched under this section except by a person of the same sex or in a public place if he objects to being searched in such a place.
11. (1) Any member of the Customs and Excise Service and any authorized officer may, subject to subsection (2), arrest, or detain for further inquiries, without warrant any person whom he reasonably suspects of having committed any offence under this Ordinance.
(2) Any member of the Customs and Excise Service and any authorized officer who arrests any person under subsection (1) shall, after any necessary inquiries, take the person to a police station, there to be dealt with in accordance with the Police Force Ordinance.
(3) In no case shall any person be detained under subsection (1) or (2) for more than 48 hours without being charged and brought before a magistrate.
(4) If any person forcibly resists or attempts to evade arrest under this section, a member of the Customs and Excise Service or an authorized officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest.
(5) If any member of the Customs and Excise Service or any authorized officer has reason to believe that a person whom he intends to arrest (hereinafter in this section referred to as the suspected offender) has entered into or is in any place or premises, any person residing in or in charge of such place or premises shall, on demand by the member or authorized officer, allow him free entry thereto and afford all reasonable facilities to search for the suspected offender therein and if the person residing in or in charge of such premises fails to allow such member of the Customs and Excise Service or such authorized officer free entry thereto and such reasonable facilities such member of the Customs and Excise Service
Power of arrest
of members of the Customs and Excise Service and authorized officers.
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