Abiend-
ment of verlion 9.
Anter- ment of pection DA.
Amend.
ment of section 13,
any permit, certificate or licence issued under this Ordinance or under any regulation made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence.
(6) Any person who, without the consent of the Director, receives, obtains or uses any permit, certificate or ficence issued to any other person under this Ordin- unce or under any regulation made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence,
(c) Any person who is guilty of an offence against this subsection shall be liable to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars and imprisonment for one year."
4. During the continuance in force of the principal regula- tinas, subsection (1) of section g of the principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion after paragraph (c) of the following new paragraph-
"(ce) to enter and search any place and to stop, board and search any vessel, vehicle or aircraft for the purposes of checking and verifying any particulars furnished by any applicant for a permit, certificate or licence under this Ordinance or any regulation made there- under;".
5. During the continuance in force of the principal regula- tions, section gå of the principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following new subsection--
**(3) Where any proceedings, civil or criminal are brought against any authorized officer as defined in subsection (4) of section 9 in respect of any thing seized which has subsequently been restored to any person under the provisions of subsection (84) of section 15. then if the Court is satisfied that there were reasonable grounds for the seizure and for the restoration of such thing, the plaintiff or prosecutor shall not be entitled to recover any damages or costs and the defendant shall not be liable to any punishment."
B. During the continuance in force of the principal regula- tions, subsection (a) of section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion from the fourth and fifth lines of the words "two thousand" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"live thousand”,
7.
During the continuance in force of the principal regula. Addition of tions, the principal Ordinance is amended by the insertion after section section 14 of the following new section-
14A.
Time for
eriminal
procceil-
14A. Any prosecution of any person for offence contrary to this Ordinance or any regulation Bude thereunder shall be commenced within twelve months from the date of such offence."'
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"Limit of
ings.
8.
During the continuance in force of the principal regula- Amend- tions, section 15 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) by the deletion from the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
lines of subsection (1) of the following-
"the importation or exportation of which is pro- bibited under this Ordinance or any regulation made thereunder either absolutely or except under permit, certificate or licence";
(b) by the deletion of subsection (2) and the substitution
therefor of the following-
"(2) Wherever there occurs a contravention or an attempted contravention of any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder, any vessel not exceeding 250 gross tons or any vehicle which is made use of in such contravention er attempted contravention shall be liable to forfeiture whether or not any person is convicted of any offence."
(c) by the deletion from the first line of subsection (3) of the word "fourteen" and the substitution therefor of the following
"twenty-one";
(d) by the deletion from the fourth and fifth lines of sub- section (5) of the words “within fourteen days" and the substitution therefor of the following-
", such period to commence within twenty-one days";
(e) by the deletion from the first and second lines of sub. section (8) of the words "or vessel" and the substitution therefor of the following-
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vessel or vehicle';
ment of section 15.