Presumption concerning manufac ture of au acetylating substance.
Powers of
search and seizure.
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relating to any thing containing any acetylating substance shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have had such acetylating substance in his possession.
(3) Any person who is proved or presumed to have had an acetylating substance in his possession shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to bave known the nature of the acetylating substance.
(4) The presumption provided for in this section shall not be rebutted by proof that the defendant never had physical possession of the acetylating substance.
11. Where it is proved that any person was found in, or escaping from, any premises, or the part of any premises, in which-
(a)
(b)
an acetylating substance was being manufactured; or equipment or material which is referable to the manu- facture of an acetylating substance was found,
such person shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been manufacturing or doing an act preparatory to or for the purpose of manufacturing an acetylating substance.
12. (1) For the purposes of this Ordinance any police officer or any member of the Preventive Service may-
(4) stop, board and search any vessel (other than a ship of war), aircraft (other than a military aircraft) or vehicle which has arrived in Hong Kong and remain thereon as long as it remains in Hong Kong:
(b) stop, board and search any vessel (other than a ship of war), aircraft (other than a military aircraft) or vehicle if he has reason to suspect that there is therein an article liable to seizure;
(c) subject to subsection (6), enter and search any place or premises if he has reason to suspect that there is therein an article liable to seizure;
(d) stop and search any person, and search the property of
any person if
(i) he has reason to suspect that such person has in his actual custody an article liable to seizure;
(ii) such person is found in any vessel, aircraft, vehicle, place or premises in which an article liable to seizure is found.
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(2) Any public officer may seize, remove and detain any- thing if he has reason to suspect that such thing is an article liable to seizure.
(3) For the purposes of this Ordinance and subject to sub- section (6), any public officer authorized in writing by the Director
may-
(a) enter, inspect and search any place or premises occupied by a person to whom a licence or permit has been issued under this Ordinance;
(b) require the production of any register, record, book or other document relating to dealings in an acetylating substance;
(C) inspect any such register, record, book or other document; (d) inspect any stocks of an acetylating substance in the
possession of such person.
(4) Any public officer may-
(a) break open any outer or inner door of or in any place or premises which be is empowered by this section to enter and search;
(b) forcibly board any vessel, aircraft or vehicle 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 any person found in any place or premises which he is empowered by this section to search, and prevent any person from approaching or boarding such vessel. aircraft or vehicle until it has been searched.
(5) No female shall be searched under this section except by a female and no person shall be searched under this section in a public place if he objects to being so searched.
(6) No domestic premises shall be entered and searched under this section unless a member of the Preventive Services of or above the rank of Revenue Inspector or a police officer of or above the rank of Inspector is present.
(7) In this section. "article liable to seizure" means- (a) any acetylating substance referred to in section 13; (b) any money or thing which is liable to forfeiture under
this Ordinance; and
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