356
Carrying arms, etc.
*
[No. 2 of 1900.]
Power to enter house and to arrest persons.
+
No. 10 of 1886.
PEACE PRESERVATION.
Majesty's subjects, any Justice of the Peace may, in an audible voice, warn such persons that they are acting in contravention of the law, and require them to disperse and depart to their habitations or to their lawful business.
(2) All persons remaining so assembled after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any officer of police or special constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a Justice of the Peace, and shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months.
(3) If any person so warned to disperse is hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending or the endeavouring to disperse, seize, or apprehend, the persons hurting, maiming or killing him shall be free, discharged, and indemnified from the consequences, except on evidence of gross carelessness, wantonness, or malice.
9. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, acting under the powers prescribed by section 3, to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorise any officer of police or special constable to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and using in either case force, if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any arms or instruments or ammunition may be, contrary to the provisions of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, and such arms and instruments or ammunition may be seized and confiscated.
[s. 10, rep. No. 52 of 1911.]
11. During the continuance of any such proclamation, any Justice of the Peace may enter, with or without assistance, or may order any officer of police or special constable, or other person to enter, without a warrant and with or without assistance, using force in either case, if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, or into any place into which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons lately riotously assembled or engaged on any unlawful purpose have made their escape, or in which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons about to break the peace are assembled, and may apprehend and take into custody the said persons.
* As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 52 of 1911, and No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 51 of 1911 and No. 68
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Carrying arms, etc.
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[No. 2 of 1900.]
Power to
enter house
and to arrest persons.
+
No. 10 of 1886.
PEACE PRESERVATION.
Majesty's subjects, any Justice of the Peace may, in an audible voice, warn such persons that they are acting in contravention of the law, and require them to disperse and depart to their habitations or to their lawful business.
(2) All persons remaining so assembled after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any officer of police or special constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a Justice of the Peace, and shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 months.
(3) If any person so warned to disperse is hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending or the endeavour- ing to disperse, seize, or apprehend, the persons hurting, maiming or killing him shall be free, discharged, and indemnified from the consequences, except on evidence of gross carelessness, wantonness, or malice.
9. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, acting under the powers prescribed by section 3, to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorise any officer of police or special constable to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and using in either case force, if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any arms or in- struments or ammunition may be, contrary to the Inst/isions of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, and such as and instru- ments or ammunition may be seized and confiscated.`
[s. 10, rep. No. 52 of 1911.]
11. During the continuance of any such proclamation, any Justice of the Peace may enter, with or without assistance, or may order any officer of police or spial constable, or other person to enter, without a warrant and wi... or without assistance, using force in either case, if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, or into any place into which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons lately riotously assembled or engaged on any unlawful purpose have inade their escape, or in which he may have reason- able cause to suspect that persons about to break the peace are assembled, and may apprehend and take into custody the said
* As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 52 of
1912.
As amended by No. 51 of 1911 and No. 68
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