Exempted
persons.
Establish- ment of register.
Prohibition against un- registered watchmen.
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"watchman" includes every person, other than persons exempted under the provisions of section 3, who is employed ashore or afloat to protect any property or to prevent crime or to maintain order in any place; "watchman's permit" means a written permit issued under the
provisions of paragraph (a) of section 5.
(2) Any power conferred by or under this Ordinance upon the Commissioner may be exercised by any police officer appointed in writing by the Commissioner in that behalf for the purposes of this Ordinance.
3.
The following persons, whilst on duty, shall be exempted from the provisions of this Ordinance-
(a) public officers;
(b) members of Her Majesty's regular naval, military or air
forces;
(c) persons employed by the Admiralty, War Office or Air
Ministry.
4. The Commissioner shall make and keep a register for the purposes of this Ordinance wherein shall be entered such particulars relating to employers and watchmen as he may consider necessary for the proper administration of the provisions of this Ordinance.
5. Subject to the provisions of section 3, no person shall- (a) perform or continue to perform any of the duties of a watchman unless his name is entered in the register and he obtains a written permit issued by the Commissioner for the purpose, which shall contain such particulars, be valid for such period and be subject to such conditions as may be therein specified; or
(b) knowingly employ or continue to employ any unregis
tered person as a watchman or to perform any of the duties of a watchman ; or
(c) organize, train, or take part in the control or management of any person in order that he may act as a watchman or perform any of the duties of a watchman at a later date, without the written permission of the Commissioner which may be granted subject to such conditions as he may consider expedient or necessary to impose.
6. The Commissioner may exempt, in writing, any watch- Power of man or class of watchmen, or any employer or class of employers, exemption. from any of the provisions of this Ordinance or any of the regula- tions made thereunder.
7. Subject to an appeal by way of petition to the Governor Power to in Council, the Commissioner may, without assigning any reason refuge
registra- therefor, refuse to enter the name of any person in the register. tion.
8. Subject to an appeal by way of petition to the Governor Power to in Council, the Commissioner may, without assigning any reason therefor, remove the name of any watchman from the register.
remove name from register,
search
9. (1) If a magistrate is satisfied by information on oath Power of that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence has entry and been or is being committed against the provisions of section 5, he may grant a search warrant authorizing any police officer named therein to enter, at any time, any premises or place named in the warrant, if necessary by force, and to search the premises or place and every person found therein.
(*) In relation to any premises or place, other than a dwelling- house, it shall be lawful, if there is reasonable ground for suspect- ing that an offence has been or is being committed against the provisions of section 5, for any police officer-
(a) designated by the Commissioner and so authorized by
him: and
(b) in possession, at the time, of satisfactory documentary
evidence of his authority,
to enter, at any time, any such premises or place, without a warrant and if necessary by force, and to search such premises or place and every person found therein.
10. Without the written permission of the Commissioner, no Prohibition watchman shall wear uniform. In granting such permission, the against
wearing of Commissioner may prescribe the type or pattern of uniform which uniform. is to be worn,
furaish
11. Employers and watchmen shall when called upon by the Duty to Commissioner furnish him with such particulars and returns as particulars
and he may require.
returns.
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