INDECENT EXHIBITIONS.
No. 3 of 1918.
1449
warrant.
6.—(1) Whenever it appears to a magistrate upon the oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to suspect that any written or printed matter, or any picture, figure or other thing, which is of an indecent, obscene, revolting or offensive nature, is to be found in any building, vessel (not being a ship of war or a ship having the status of a ship of war) or other place, such magistrate may by warrant directed to any police officer empower him, with such assistants as may be necessary, by day or by night to enter and if necessary to break into or forcibly enter such building, vessel or other place and to search for and take possession of any written or printed matter, or any picture, figure or other thing, which appears to such police officer or to his assistants to be of an indecent, obscene, revolting or offensive nature.
(2) Where any written or printed matter or picture which appears to such police officer or to his assistants to be of an indecent, obscene, revolting or offensive nature is contained in any newspaper, book, magazine or pamphlet, it shall be lawful for such police officer and his assistants to take possession of the whole of such newspaper, book, magazine or pamphlet.
7.—(1) Any written or printed matter, or picture, figure or other thing, taken possession of under any warrant issued under the provisions of section 6 shall forthwith be taken before a magistrate to be disposed of according to law.
(2) It shall be lawful for a magistrate to order to be forfeited any written or printed matter, or any picture, figure or other thing, which appears to him to be of an indecent, obscene, revolting or offensive nature.
(3) If any written or printed matter or picture which appears to a magistrate to be of an indecent, obscene, revolting or offensive nature is contained in any newspaper, book, magazine or pamphlet, any order of forfeiture made under the provisions of this section may include the forfeiture of the whole of such newspaper, book, magazine or pamphlet.
(4) Everything which is ordered to be forfeited under the provisions of this section may be disposed of in such manner as a magistrate shall direct.
(5) If any written or printed matter, or picture, figure or other thing, which appears to a magistrate to be of an indecent...