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packet to such officer and, after the contents have been examined to close the packet in the presence of such officer and hand it over to such officer forthwith.
(2) Any person who contravenes any such requirements shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and, in addition, the officer may refuse to accept the postal packet for posting.
(3) The Postmaster General or any officer authorized generally or specially in that behalf by him or on his behalf may direct that a postal packet shall not be accepted for posting if he is of opinion that the acceptance of the packet might en- danger life or property.
10. (1) The Governor, or any person to whom the Governor has under sub-regulation (3) of this regulation given authority 10 exercise any of his functions under this regulation, may make provision by order that postal packets of any such description as may be specified in the order shall not be despatclied by post from the Colony to any destination outside the Colony, or distributed in the Colony where such postal packets are received. in the Colony, except in accordance with the order; and in par- ticular, but without prejudice to the generality of the preceding provisions of this sub-regulation, any such order may, in relation to any description of postal packets, direct that no postal packet of that description shall be so despatched or distributed as afore- said otherwise than under the authority and in accordance with The terms of a permit granted by such authority or person as may be specified in the order.
(2) The Governor, or any person to whom the Governor has under sub-regulation (3) of this regulation given authority to exercise any of his functions under this regulation. may make provision by order for securing that, subject to any exemptions for which provision may be made by the order, and except in accordance with such conditions as may be contained therein, no document, pictorial representation, photograph or other article whatsoever recording information shall be sent of conveyed from the Colony to any destination outside the Colony otherwise than by post, or conveyed into the Colony otherwise than by post, and, without prejudice to the preceding provisions of this sub-regulation, any such order may-
(a) be made with respect to all such articles as afore said or any class or description thereof;
(b) direct, in relation to all or any of the articles to which it applies, that no such article, and no package capable of containing such an article, shall be sent or conveyed as alore- said, or consigned for the purpose of being so sent or conveyed, otherwise than under the authority and in accordance with the terms of a permit granted by such authority or person as may be specified in the order.
(3) The Governor may, to such extent and subject to such restrictions as he thinks proper, authorize any specified person or class of persons to exercise all or any of his powers under sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation.
(4) No person shall have in his possession any article for the purpose of sending or conveying it in contravention of an order made under this regulation.
(5) Any person who contravenes this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.
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11. (0) Any person who, on any occasion, is about to leave Censorship the Colony or arrives in the Colony (which person is bereinafter travellers. in this sub-regulation called "The traveller") shall, if on that occasion he is required so to do by an authorized officer-
(a) declare whether or not he has with him any article with respect to which an order under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 10 is in force;
(b) produce any such article as aforesaid which he has with him, and an authorized officer, or any person acting under bis direction, may examine or search any article which the traveller has with him for the purpose of ascertaining whether he is conveying or has in his possession any such article as to which such order as aforesaid applies, and if an authorized officer has reasonable ground for suspecting that the traveller has about his person any such article as to which such order as aforesaid applies, search him, and may seize any article produced as afore- said or found upon such examination or search as aforesaid, being an article as to which an authorized officer has reasonable ground for suspecting that it is an article to which such order as aforesaid applies; Provided that no female shall be searched in pursuance of this regulation except by a female.
(2) Where any person is about to leave the Colony or arrives in the Colony in or accompanied by any vehicle or other means of transport or in any ship or aircraft, any authorized