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(f) stop and search any person, and search the property of

any person, if—

() he has reason to suspect that such person bay in his actual custody an article liable to seizure; or

(ii) such person is found in any ship, aircraft, vehicle, train, place or premises in which an article liable to seizure is found.

(2) For the purpose of enabling a ship or aircraft to be searched under subsection (1)—

(a) the Commissioner of the Preventive Service or the Com- missioner of Police may by order in writing under his hand detain a ship for not more than twelve bours or an aircraft for not more than six hours; and

(6) the Colonial Secretary may, by order in writing under his band, detain a ship or aircraft for further periods of not more than twelve hours in the case of a ship or not more than six hours in the case of an aircraft.

Any order made under this subsection shall state the times from which and for which the order is effective.

(3) Any public officer may seize, remove and detain any thing if be has reason to suspect that such thing is an article liable to seizure.

(4) Any public officer authorized in writing by the Director may uproot, seize, remove and destroy any plant of the genus cannabis or the opium poppy.

(5) For the purposes of this Ordinance, any public officer authorized in writing by the Director may—

(a) enter, inspect and search any place or premises occupied

by

(i) a person authorized by virtue of paragraph (6). (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of section 22 or by virtue of sub- section (1) of section 24:

(i) a person whose authorization as aforesaid has been withdrawn under section 33 and the withdrawal suspended;

(i) a person by whom any such person as aforesaid is employed; or

(iv) a person to whom a licence has been issued under this Ordinance;

(b) require the production of, and inspect, any register, record, book, prescription or other document kept or made pursuant to the requirements, or for the purposes,

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of this Ordinance or any other document relating to dealings in a dangerous drug by or on behalf of any such person as aforesaid; and

(c) inspect any stocks of a dangerous drug in the possession

of any such person as aforesaid.

(6) For the purposes of this Ordinance, any public officer authorized in writing by the Director may----

(a) enter, inspect and search a hospital or institution specified in the Second Schedule or any place or premises occupied for the purposes of any such hospital or institution;

(b) require the production of, and inspect, any register, record, book, prescription or other document kept or made in any such hospital or institution pursuant to the requirements, or for the purposes, of this Ordinance or any other document relating to dealings in a dangerous drug for the purposes of such hospital or institution; and (c) inspect any stocks of a dangerous drug in any such hospital or institution or in any such place or premises.

(7) An authorization given by the Director under this section may be given to a police officer, member of the Preventive Service or public officer by name or may be given to any police officer, member of the Preventive Service or other public officer for the time being holding such rank or public office as the Director may specify, and may extend to all the powers specified in subsection (2), (4) or (5), as the case may be, or to such of those powers as the Director may specify.

(8) Any public officer may-

(a) break open any outer or inner door of or in any place or premises which he is empowered by this section to enter and search;

(b) forcibly board any ship, aircraft, vehicle or train which he is empowered by this section to board and search;

(c) remove by force any person or thing who or which obstructs any entry, search, inspection, seizure, removal or detention which he is empowered by this section to make:

(d) detain every person found in any place or premises which he is empowered by this section to search until the same has been searched; and

Second Schedule.