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tion on the parties entering into the same, and shall be liable to the same proceedings of estreating thereof, as if the same had been taken before a magistrate.
(3) The respective names, residences, and occupations of the person so apprehended and of his surety or sureties, if any, entering into such recognizance, together with the condition thereof and the sums respectively acknow- ledged, shall be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose, which shall be laid before the magistrate before whom the person appre- hended is to appear, or, in the case of a person bound by recognizance to surrender for service of an arrest and detention warrant, or for discharge, before any magistrate; and if he does not appear or has not appeared when called upon at the time and place mentioned in the recognizance, the magistrate shall forth. with estreat the recognizance: Provided that, if the person apprehended appears and makes application for a postponement of the hearing of the charge against him, the magistrate may enlarge the recognizance to such further time as be may think proper, and when the matter has been heard and determined, such recogniz- auce shall be discharged without fee or reward.
(4) If, ou a person being taken into custody as aforesaid, it appears to the officer in charge of the police station that the inquiry into the case cannot be completed forthwith, be may discharge the said person on his entering into a recognizance, with or without sureties for a reasonable amount, to appear at such police station, and at such time as is named in the recognizance, unless he previously receives a notice in writing from the officer in charge of the police station that his attendance is not required and any such recognizance may be enforced as if it were a recognizance for the appearance of the said person before a magistrate.
(5) Where any person is apprehended under this section it shall be lawful for any officer of police to search for and take possession of any newspaper, book or other document, or any portion or extract therefrom, which may be found on his person or in or about the place at which he has been apprehended and which the said officer may reasonably suspect of throwing light on the character or activities of such person or his associates.
(6) Whenever it appears to a magistrate upon the oath of any person that there is reasonable cause to suspect that there is in any building, vessel (not being a ship of war or a ship having the status of a ship of war), or place any newspaper, book or other doen- ment, or any portion or extruet, therefrom, which may throw light on the character or activities of any person liable to apprebeqsion under this section or on the character or activi- ties of the associates of any such person, such magistrate may by warrant directed to any officer of police empower him with sach assist- ants as may be necessary, by day or by night—
(a) to enter and if necessary to break into or forcibly enter such building, vessel or place, and to search for and take possession of any such news- paper, book or other document, or portion of or extract therefrom, which may be found there and
() to arrest any person who may appear to have such newspaper, book or other document, or portion thereof or extract therefrom, iu bis possession or under his coutrol.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this
1st day of October, 1931.
R. A. C. NORTH,
Deputy Clerk of Councils,
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