Revocation and replacement of regulation 41,
Amendment of regulation ET.
Amendment of regulation BB.
Addition of new regulations 100A and 1008.
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use, or is intended by the person having it in bis possession or under his control for such use by him or some other person;”.
3. Regulation 41 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following--
"Power to search for and seize wen pans, clc.
41. (1) Any authorized officer may without
Warrant-
(a) enter and search any premises or place or
anything therein or thereon;
(b) stop and search any person, whether or not
he is in a public place; and
(c) stop, board and search any vessel or vehicle, if he suspects that there is therein or therecu-
(1) any arms or ammunition:
(ii) any offensive weapon or anything which can be adapted or used as an offensive weapon: (ii) anything whatsoever intended or adapted. or which can be adapted, for use for an un- lawful purpose:
(iv) any explosive substance; or
(v) any corrosive substance,
and may seize any arms or ammunition, any offensive weapon, any explosive substance, any corrosive sub- stance or any such thing as is specified in sub- paragraph (ii) or (ii) found therein or thereon.
(2) No woman shall be searched under this regulation except by a woman.”.
4. Regulation 87 of the principal regulations is amended in paragraph (1) by inserting "or against any other regulation made under the Ordinance" after "any offence against these regulations".
5. Regulation 88 of the principal regulations is amended by inserting for against any other regulation made under the Ordin- ance" after "any offence against these regulations”.
6.
The principal regulations are amended by adding the following new regulations after regulation 100-
"General provision as to use of force in exercise of powers.
1004. Without prejudice to any other provision of these regulations, such force as may be necessary may be used in the exercise of any power conferred by or under these regulations by the person exercising the power or by any authorized officer, or any public
Degree of
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officer, or any member of Her Majesty's forces or of any local military, naval or air force, corps or reserve, assisting such person.
1008. (1) Whenover in these regulations it is force which provided that force may be used for any purpose, the degree of force which may be so used shall not be greater than is reasonably necessary for the purpose.
may be used And indemnity.
(2) Any person who uses such force as may be reasonably necessary for any purpose, in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, shall not be liable in any criminal or civil proceedings for having. by the use of such force, caused injury or death to any person or damage to or loss of any property.".
7. Regulation 118 of the principal regulations is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting "or offensive weapon" after "explosive substance" wherever those words occur therein.
& Regulation 119 of the principal regulations is amended
Amendment of regulation 118,
Amendment of
in paragraph (1) by inserting "or offensive weapon" after "explo- regulation 119. sive substance”.
9. The principal regulations are amended by adding the following new regulations after regulation 119–
"Persons frequenting
or found ini premises containing arms, offensive weapons, etc. to be guilty of offence.
119A. (1) Any person who-
(a) frequents or is found in or on the roof of
any premises or place in which or on the
roof of which-
(i) any arms or ammunition;
(i) any offensive weapon:
(iii) any explosive substance; or
(iv) any corrosive substance,
is found:
(b) is found leaving any such premises or place
or the roof thereof; or
(c) leaves any such premises or place or the roof thereof on or after the arrival thereat or in the vicinity thereof of an authorized officer.
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) It shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence against paragraph (1) for the accused to show-
(a) that he did not know and had no reason- able grounds for knowing that the arms or
Addition of new regulations
119A, 1198
and 19C.