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removal or detention which he is empowered to nake;

(e) detain every person found in any premises or place

which he is empowered to search until the same

has been searched;

(f) detain every person on board any ship, aircraft,

vehicle or train which he is empowered to search,

and prevent any person from approaching or

boarding such ship, aircraft, vehicle or train,

until it has been searched.

(3) No fenale 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.

Exercise by police

officers of

certain powers of immigration officer.

53. (1) Any police officer authorized in writing by

the Commissioner of Police may exercise the powers conferred

on an immigration officer by section 3, subsection (3), (5)

or (6) of section 4, subsection (1) of section 5, subsection

(2) of section 9, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

15, subsection (1)(a) or subsection (3) of section 18,

section 22, subsection (1) of section 25 or subsection (1) of

section 52.

name

(2) An authorization given by the Commissioner of Police

under subsection (1) may be given to a police officer by

or may be given to any police officer holding such rank

or performing such duties as the Commissioner may specify,

and may extend to all the powers specified in subsection (1)

or to such of those powers as the Cormissioner may specify.

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