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CAP. 268]

Control of Publications Consolidation

[1979 Ed.

Certified extract from news- paper register

to be admissible in evidence.

Constructive possession of documents.

Search, seizure and forfeiture.

is incorrect, the person who certified the correctness of such partic- ular shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Ordinance unless he proves—

(a) that he believed that the particular furnished was correct;

and

(b) that he could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence

have discovered its incorrectness.

12. In any proceedings whatsoever against the proprietor, printer, publisher or editor of any local newspaper, it shall be lawful for the complainant or plaintiff to put in any entry in or certified extract from any newspaper register, either—

(a) as evidence of the truth of the matters stated in such

entry or extract; or

(b) as evidence that the particulars appearing in such entry or extract were furnished and certified by the informant by whom they purport to have been furnished and certified.

13. (1) In any proceedings under this Ordinance relating to any printed document which does not comply with the require- ments of this Ordinance or with any regulations made thereunder, a person shall be deemed to have been in possession of the document if he is proved to have had in his possession, order, disposition or control-

(a) anything whatsoever containing the same;

(b) the key of any box or other receptacle containing the

same;

(c) any document of title relating to anything whatsoever

containing the same;

(d) any document whatsoever which may be evidence of the right of any person to the possession of anything what- soever containing the same.

(2) In any proceedings whatsoever it shall until the contrary is proved be presumed that the person whose name appears on any document as the printer of such document was in fact the printer.

14. (1) It shall be lawful for any justice of the peace to grant a warrant to any police officer to enter any place or board any vessel or aircraft in or on board which any contravention of this Ordinance or of any regulations made thereunder may appear to have been committed, and to search such place or vessel or aircraft.

(2) Every such warrant shall have the effect of empowering all police officers to enter such place or board such vessel or air- craft and to search the same and to seize anything with respect to