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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

Supplementary Schedule,—contd.

SHORT TITLE,

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

118. The Liquors Ordinance. 1981. (No. 86 of 1981). -reutd.

(b) to arrest any person being in such place or in such premises in whose posses- sion such goods may be found, or whom such officer may reasonably suspect of having concealed or deposited any such goods there or thereabout.

(2) Such officer may, if necessary-

(4) break open any outer or inner door of the place or the premises aud enter thereinto;

(b) forcibly enter the place or the prem- ises and every part thereof;

(c) remove by force any obstruction to such entry, search, seizure and removal as he is empowered to effect;

(d) detain every person found in such place or such premises, and prevent every person from approaching or entering the samme, until the search is complete;

(e) seize. remove and detain any such goods, whether in such place or such premises or in any place whatever within this Colony, in the possession, custody or control of any of the persons against whom his warrant has been issued.

(3) Whenever it appears to any revenue officer generally or specially authorized in writing by the Superintendent for the purposes of this section, or to any police officer not below the rank of sergeant, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place or any premises there are concealed or deposited goods subject to forfeiture under this. Ordinance, or with respect to which an offence has been com- mitted or is about to be committed against this Ordinance, and he has reasonable ground for believing that unless the place or the premises are searched forthwith the goods are likely to be removed. the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place or such premises all the powers mentioned in this section as if he were empowered to do so by warrant.

(4) In this section, “place" includes any spot on hand or water, and "premises" includes any ship, aircraft or vehicle.

28. Whenever it is lawful under this Ordinance Seizure and

for a revenue or police officer to seize any forfeiture of goods, it shall be lawful for him in like things used manner to seize--

(1) any receptacle in which the goods are contained:

(2) any ship not exceeding sixty tons net register, or any vehicle, or any aircraft. not being a public transport or state air- craft, in which the goods are found;

(3) any machinery, implement, utensil or material used or intended to be used for

for

commission of offences.

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