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Repoal and
replacement of regula tion 65
of the
Provided that in the case of any prohibi- tion or restriction under paragraph (c) of this regulation such prohibition or restriction shall cease to have effect upon the expiration of 48 hours from the time when it was imposed unless it has in the meantime been con- firmed by order of the Governor in which event it shall continue for the period specified or uncil notice of its termination has been given.
(a) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1) the term "road" includes any highway, and any public bridge, and any pier or wharf and any street, lane, footpath, footway, square, court or passage, or other open space to which the public have access, whether a thoroughfare or not."
Regulation 65 of the principal regulations is hereby repealed and replaced by the following--
principal "Powers to regolations. stop and
search
rebicles
including railway vehicles and trainways.
65. (1) It shall be lawful for any police officer or for any member in uniform of His Majesty's regular forces or of any local naval, military or air force, corps
or reserve---
(a) to require the driver or person in control of any road vehicle in motion or any vessel in motion in any colonial or territorial waters to which the public have access to stop:
(b) to search any vehicle or vessel which fails to stop after a lawful requirement has been made under paragraph (a) or in or upon which he has reason- able ground for suspecting there is to be found evidence of the commission of an offence against these regula- tions; and
(c) to seize any article found upon any such search as aforesaid which he has reasonable ground for believing to be evidence of an offence against these regulations.
(2) In this regulation "road vehicle" means any vehicle designed or adapted for use on roads or rails.
10. The principal regulations are hereby amended by the Addition insertion of the following regulation as regulation 67A thereof-
"Power to com- wandeer property other than land.
67A. (1) the Commissioner of Police and any police officer generally or specially authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner of Police may if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient in the interest of internal security or for the preservation of public order or safety, commandeer any means of transport and any property whatsoever other than land and may give such directions and take such steps as appear to him to be necessary to secure effective possession of the property commandeered and may for the purposes aforesaid use or deal with the property commandeered as if he were the owner thereof.
(2) Where possession has been taken of any property cominandeered in pursuance of this regulation then unless possession thereof is relinquished in accord- ance with sub-regulation (3) such property shall as from the time when effective possession thereof has been taken be deemed to have been acquired on belualf of the Governor in pursuance of Emergency Powers and compensation shall be payable accordingly.
(3) It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Police to relinquish possession of any property com- mandeered which has not perished or been consumed or lost cither by delivering the same to the owner thereof or to the person from whom it was comman- deered or by notification in the Gazelte to either of such persons as aforesaid that delivery thereof may be taken at a time and place to be specified in such notifi- cation.
(4) Where possession of any property commandeered in pursuance of this regulation is relinquished under sub-regulation (3) then-
(a) if such property was a vehicle vessel, excavator, crane or agricultural machinery, it shall be deemed to have been requisitioned on behalf of the Governor in exercise of emergency powers for the period of commandeerment and compensation shall be paid accordingly; and
of new regulation 874 to the principal regulations.