CO129-531-2 Police Force Amendment Ordinance- 1931 1-10-1931 - 4-12-1931 — Page 5

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Governor for the arrest and detention of such persons;

but some authority seems necessary to authorise the

summary arrest and temporary detention of such persons

by the police whilst preliminary inquiries are pursued

and the warrant is being applied for, obtained and served.

5. This Ordinance therefore extends the power of the

police so as to permit the summary arrest and temporary

detention of persons reasonably suspected of being liable

to deportation. It also gives the police power, in

suitable cases, to discharge such persons upon entering

into recognizances.

6.

This Ordinance also adds two new sub-sections to

the new section 26 of the principal Ordinance relating to

seizure of documents without warrant and also upon a

search warrant granted by a magistrate.

The latter is

based mainly on the provisions of section 9 of the Seditious

Publications Ordinance No.6 of 1914.

7. In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His

Excellency the Governor may properly a ssent in the name

of His Majesty and on His behalf.

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Attorney General.

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