1980 Ed.]
Protected Places (Safety)
[CAP. 260
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CHAPTER 260
PROTECTED PLACES (SAFETY)
To make better provision for the safety of places declared to be protected places.
Originally 16 of 1946. (Cap. 260. 1950.)
3 of 1947. 48 of 1972.
[9 December 1946.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protected Places (Safety) Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"authorized guard" means any person authorized by the Governor to discharge duty as a guard or sentry in, at or over a protected place;
"protected place" means any premises declared by an order of Governor made under this section to be a protected place for the purposes of this Ordinance. (Replaced, 53 of 1947, s. 2)
3. (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor by order to authorize any person to act as an authorized guard.
(2) Such authority may be given in general terms to any member of Her Majesty's armed forces or to any class of persons.
4. (1) It shall be the duty of an authorized guard-
(a) to protect and prevent the theft of or damage to any property in or upon a protected place;
(b) so far as consistent with the proper discharge of any other duty imposed upon him by this Ordinance to arrest or assist in effecting the arrest of-
(i) any person whom he finds in, or in the immediate vicinity of, a protected place and reasonably suspects of entering, or attempting, or intending to enter such place without proper authority, or of having acted illegally or otherwise without proper authority within such place; (Replaced, 53 of 1947, s. 3)
(ii) any person whom he reasonably suspects of having committed an offence against this Ordinance;
(c) to comply with any direction given to him under sub-section (2):
Provided that any person arrested by an authorized guard shall be handed over to a member of the police force as soon as conveniently may be.
Short title.
Interpretation.
Power for the Governor to authorize any person to act as an authorized guard.
Duties of authorized guards.