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of secret COMTAU- nications.
(3) If the Governor has reasonable cause to believe that it is necessary or expedient so to do with a view to preventing the making of signals for purposes prejudicial to the public interest, he may by order published in the Gasette prohibit or restrict the flying over any area of balloons (whether fixed or free) or kites generally, or of balloons or kites of any description specified in the order.
(4) If the Governor has reasonable cause to believe that it is expedient in the public interest so to do, he may-
(a) by directions prohibit any person specified in the directions; or
(b) by order published in the Gazette prohibit all persons in any area specified in the order, with such exceptions, if any, as may be so specified;
from having in his or their possession or under his or their control any specified apparatus or class of apparatus, being apparatus or class of apparatus which appears to the Governor to be capable of transmitting signals which would or might afford assistance to an enemy or be prejudicial to the public interest or to be readily adaptable for that purpose:
Provided that nothing in any order made under this sub-regulation shall restrict the doing of anything by any ser vant of His Majesty acting in the course of his duty as such.
(3) If a competent authority has reasonable cause to believe that there is in any premises apparatus capable of trans mitting signals which is being or has been used in such a manner that whether intentionally or unintentionally, assistance might thereby be afforded to an enemy, or prejudice caused to the public interest, he or any authorized officer may enter the pre- mises and may require to be taken any steps reasonably necessary to prevent the apparatus from being so used, or may, if necessary, himself take such steps as aforesaid.
For the purposes of these regulations the expression "premises" in this sub-regulation includes vehicles.
24. (1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation no person shall, except with permission granted by or on behalf of a competent authority, knowingly have in his possession, or knowingly send by post, or otherwise to any destination within or outside the Colony-
(a) any instructions for utilising any means of secretly conveying, receiving or recording information;
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(b) any substance or article manufactured or de- signed for the purpose of secretly conveying, receiving or record- ing information; or
(c) any document or other article secretly convey- ing or recording any information.
(2) Any person who has in bis possession any such instructions as are mentioned in paragraph (4) of sub-regulation (0) of this regulation shall, if requested by or on behalf of a competent authority so to do, deliver up those instructions to such authority or person as may be specified in the request.
(3) Any person who has in his possession, in contra- vention of this regulation, any substance or article manufactured or designed for the purpose of secretly conveying, receiving or recording information, shall, if requested by a competent authority so to do, deliver up that substance or article to such authority or person as may be specified in the request.
(4) Nothing in sub-regulations (2) and (3) of this re- gulation shall be taken to prevent the prosecution of any person in respect of a contravention of sub-regulation (1) of this regula- tion.
(5) Any person convicted of an offence against sub- regulation (1) of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations and shall-
(a) on summary conviction, be liable to a fine of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, be liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for fourteen years.
(6) In this regulation the expression "instructions for utilising any means of secretly conveying, receiving or recording information" includes any code or cipher, but sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall not apply-
(a) to the possession of
(1) any code or cipher the use of which is approved by a competent authority; or
(ii) any document conveying or recording in- formation by means of such a code or cipher, being a document which specifies in clear the code or cipher used; or