Forfeiture.

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(other than a military aircraft) or search any vehicle, in which he reasonably suspects that there is anything liable to seizure under pararaph (c)

(c) seize, remove and detain-

(1) anything in respect of which he reasonably suspects that an offence under this Ordinance has been committed:

(ii) anything that appears to him to be or to be likely to be, or to contaio, evidence of an offence under this Ordinance: (d) enter and inspect the premises at or from which any person manufactures, sells or otherwise deals in apparatus that may be used for telecommunication and require the production to him of any books or documents relating to such apparatus.

(2) Where he is satisfied by information on cath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that there is in any premises used for dwelling purposes anything that is liable to seizure under paragraph (c) of subsection (1), a magistrate may issue his warrant authorizing such premises to be entered and searched by the Authority or any other public officer, and no premises used for dwelling purposes shall be entered or searched under this Ordinance except pursuant to the war- cant of a magistrate issued under this subsection.

(3) The Authority or any public officer may-

(a) break open any outer or inner door of any place that be is empowered or authorized by or under this Ordinance to enter and search:

(b) forcibly board any vessel, aircraft or vehicle that he is em-

powered by this Ordinance to board and search;

(c) remove by force any person or thing obstructing any arrest, detention, search, inspection, seizure or removal that he is empowered by this Ordinance to make:

(d) detain any person found in any place that he is empowered or authorized by or under this Ordinance to search until such place has been searched;

(e) detain any vessel or aircraft that he is empowered by this Ordinance to board and search, and prevent any person from approaching or boarding such vessel or aircraft, until it has been searched:

( detain any vehicle that he is empowered by the Ordinance to

search until it has been searched.

36. A magistrate or the court may, upon application by or on behalf of the Authority or by any public officer, order that any appara. tus in respect of which there has been a contravention or attempted

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contravention of this Ordinance shall be forfeited to the Crown, whether or not proceedings have been taken against any person in respect of the contravention or attempted contravention.

37. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or Regulations. provide for-

(a) the control and conduct of means of telecommunication; (b) the operation and use of apparatus for telecommunication or

apparatus that generates and emits radio waves:

(c) the prohibition and control of electrical or radiated interfer-

ence with the working of apparatus for telecommunication; (d) the conditions and restrictions subject to which messages may

be transmitted or received;

(e) the period for which, and the conditions subject to which, messages and other documents connected with a telecommuni- cation service shall be preserved;

() fees for searching for messages or other documents connected

with a telecommunication service:

(P) the licences and permits that may be granted by the Authority and the fees payable on the grant or renewal of any such licences or permuts;

(4) the examination of persons in connexion with the operation of apparatus for radiocommunication and the grant and endorse- ment of certificates of competency in the operation of such apparatus and the fees payable in respect of any such examina- tion:

(0) the issue of certificates of competency in radiocommunication and authorities to operate authorizing persons to hold posi- tions in radiocommunication stationa and the cancellation or suspension of any such authority.

(2) Regulations made under this section may provide that contra- vention of specified provisions of such regulations shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor:

Provided that no penalty so provided shall exceed a fine of two thousand dollars and imprisonment for twelve months.

38. The Governor may by order prescribe the charges that apply

in respect of messages exchanged in either direction between the Colony and any ship or aircraft.

Power of Governor to

prescribe charges for certain messages.

39. The Governor in Council may by order exempt any person or Exemption. any class of persons from this Ordinance or from such of the provisions thereof as he thinks fit.

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