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Handling

and

CONVEYADŁo

of

ammunition etc. within the

barbours

and

territorial waters of the Colony.

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vehicles

including

railway

vehicles and tramways.

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(2) For the purposes of this regulation any pier, quay, or wharf and any godown in the immediate vicinity of any such pier, quay or wharf or of any harbour shall be deemed to be a place within the harbour.

64. (1) No restriction imposed by any enactment in relation to the harbours and territorial waters of the Colony shall apply-

(a) to the shipping, unshipping, handling, storage or conveyance of ammunition, explosives or inflammable sub- stances in the service of His Majesty or under instructions given by the Governor; or

(b) to the conveyance of ammunition, explosives or inflamable substances in any vessel in the public interest;

but the Governor may by order make such provision as appears to him to be required in the interests of safety for regulating the shipping, unshipping, handling, storage and conveyance of an- munition, explosives and inflamable substances as aforesaid in any such area,

(2) Any reference in this regulation to shipping or to unshipping shall be construed as including a reference to pulling on board seaplanes or to unloading from seaplanes, as the case may be.

65. (1) The person driving, or in control of, any road vehicle in motion or any vessel in motion on water to which the public have access or on any inland navigation shall stop the vehicle or vessel on being required so to do by any police officer or by any member of His Majesty's regular forces, or of any local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve being in uniforth.

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(a) as respects any road vehicle being on a public highway or in a place to which the public have access; or

(b) as respects any vessel being in the territorial waters of the Colony; or

(c) upon the overtaking of a road vehicle or vessel on any occasion on which the person driving, or in control of the vehicle or vessel has been lawfully required to stop it bul has failed to do so, any police officer or member of His Majesty's regular forces, or of any local naval, military or air force, corps or reserve has reasonable ground for suspecting that there is to be found in the vehicle or vessel evidence of the com- mission of an offence against these regulations, he may search the vehicle or vessel and may seize any article found therein

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which he has reasonable ground for believing to he evidence of the commission of any such offence. The powers conferred by this sub-regulation shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the powers conferred by any other of these regulations.

(a) In this regulation “road vehicle" means any vehicle designed or adapted for use on roads or rails.

(4) If any person having the command of any vehicle or vessel fails to stop the same forthwith when called upon orally or by signal or by any other means whatsoever he shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations.

PART VI.

Possession or control of properly, undertaking or employment.

of land.

66. (1) A competent authority if it appears to that authority Taking, to be necessary or expedient in the public interest may take or posveselon authorize in writing the taking of possession of any land and may give such directions as appear to be necessary for the taking and maintaining possession of such land and for the eviction therefrom of any person who is, enters or remains thereon with- out the consent of the competent authority.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the fore- going such directions may authorize any police officer to break open, enter forcibly and remain on any land the taking posses- sion of which has been authorized by the competent authority and to evict forcibly from such land any persons that the com- petent authority may specify or any persons other than such persons as the competent authority may specify.

(3) Whether or not any specified direction has been given under the preceding sub-regulation a police officer may take such steps and use such force as appears to him to be nasonably necessary for securing compliance with any direction given under sub-regulation (1).

(4) While any land is in the possession of a competent authority by virtue of this regulation, the land may, notwith- standing any restriction imposed on the use thereof (whether by any Ordinance or other instrument or otherwise), be used by, or under the authority of, the competent authority in the public interest, and the competent authority, so far as appears to it to be necessary or expedient in connection with the taking of possession or use of the land in pursuance of this sub-regulation-