press so scized and any type and other things apparently intended to be used in connexion with such printing press.

(5) Every printing press and thing so forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

(6) In any proceeding under this section against the occupier of any premises for possession on such premises of a printing press in contravention of the provisions of this section it shall until the contrary is proved, and without prejudice to the liability of any other person, be presumed that such occupier was in possession of such printing press.

(7) Whenever a licence has been issued to keep a printing press upon any specified premises it shall be lawful for a police officer at all reasonable times to enter upon such premises and require production of the licence and thereafter to make such inspection of the premises as may be necessary to satisfy such officer whether or not the conditions of such licence are being observed. It shall be an offence against this Ordinance wilfully to refuse to produce any licence the production of which has been required hereunder.

Unlawful

9. Where any particular is by this Ordinance or by any to furnish incorrect

regulation made hereunder required to be furnished and any particulars, particular furnished by way of compliance with such requirement is incorrect, the person who certified the correctness of such particular shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Ordinance unless he proves-

Certified

extract from

newspaper register to be admis- sible in cvidence.

(a) that he believed that the particular furnished was correct:

and

(b) that he could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence

have discovered its incorrectness.

10. In any proceedings whatsoever against the proprietor. printer, publisher or editor of any local newspaper, it shall be lawful for the complainant or plaintiff to put in any entry in of certified extract from any newspaper register, either-

(a) as evidence of the truth of the matters stated in such

entry or extract; or

(b) as evidence that the particulars appearing in such entry or extract were furnished and certified by the informant by whom they purport to have been furnished and certified.

structive

11. (1) In any proceedings under this Ordinance relating to Con- any printed document which does not comply with the require- possession ments of this Ordinance or with any regulations made hereunder, of a person shall be deemed to have been in possession of the document if he is proved to have had in his possession, order, disposition or control-

(a) anything whatsoever containing the same; (b) the key of any box or other receptacle containing the

same;

(c) any document of title relating to anything whatsoever

containing the same;

(d) any document whatsoever which may be evidence of the right of any person to the possession of anything what- socver containing the same.

(2) In any proceedings whatsoever it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that the person whose name appears on any document as the printer of such document was in fact the printer,

documents,

seizure and

12. (1) It shall be lawful for any justice of the peace to Search, grant a warrant to any police officer to enter any place or board forfeiture. any vessel or aircraft in or on board which any contravention of this Ordinance or of any regulations made hereunder may appear to have been committed, and to search such place or vessel or aircraft,

(2) Every such warrant shall have the effect of empowering all police officers to enter such place or board such vessel or air- craft and to search the same and to seize anything with respect to which any contravention of this Ordinance or of any regulations made hereunder may appear to have been committed or which may appear to be or to contain evidence of any such contravention.

if

(3) It shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice, any, as he may think fit, to order to be forfeited anything with respect to which an offence against this Ordinance or against any regulations made hereunder has been committed.

(4) Anything so forfeited shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of Police may direct.

(5) It shall be lawful for the Registrar and any person appointed by the Registrar in writing under his hand at all reasonable times to enter upon any premises from which news- papers are distributed or sold and to inspect and peruse and take away a copy of any newspaper found upon such premises.

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