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Search of

persons entering Colony

and of their goods and baggage.

Examination of things other than passengers accompanied baggage.

Arrest and search on reasonable

suspicion.

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to which such revenue officer may have reasonable grounds for suspecting that any offence against this Ordinance has been committed.

29. (1) Every person landing from any ship or entering the Colony by land shall-

(a) on demand by any revenue officer or police officer either permit his person and his goods and baggage to be searched by such officer or, together with such goods and baggage, should he so request accompany such officer to a police station or to the office of the Superintendent and there permit his person and his goods and baggage to be searched by any revenue officer or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of a European officer;

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(b) on demand by any European revenue European police officer permit his person and his goods and baggage to be searched by such European revenue officer or European police officer or by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of such European. police officer or European revenue officer:

Provided always that the goods and baggage of any person who claims to be present when they are searched shall not be searched except in his presence.

(2) While revenue officers are conducting a search of persons landing or intending to land from a ship or a search of the goods and baggage of any such persons, no person shall board such ship unless with the permission of a European revenue officer.

(3) Any person who refuses to comply with any lawful demand under this section may be arrested by any public officer without any warrant.

30. Any box or other thing (not being passengers' baggage accompanied by the owner) which is being landed or has been recently landed from any ship, or which is in or upon any ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war), wharf or warehouse, or which is being removed from any such ship or other place, or which is being brought into or has recently been brought into the Colony by land—

(1) may be examined and searched by any revenue officer or police officer, and may be detained until any person in charge thereof shall have opened the same to admit of such examination and search, or may be removed by such officer to a police station or to the office of the Superintendent;

(2) may be broken open by the orders of any European officer to facilitate such examination and search: Provided that any person in charge or possession of such box, chest, package or other article shall be afforded every reasonable facility for being present at such breaking open, examination and search.

31.--(1) It shall be lawful for any public officer authorised by the Superintendent in that behalf-

(a) to arrest and bring before a magistrate any person whom such public officer may have reason to suspect of having contravened any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder;