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Magistrate, etc., may enter house, etc., where unlawful meeting held or books, accounts, etc., kept and arrest and seize persons and property found.
No. 47 of 1911.
SOCIETIES.
(2) The Governor-in-Council may, for the purpose of enabling a society to wind up its own affairs, suspend the operation of this section for such period as to him shall seem expedient.
18.-(1) It shall be lawful for any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace to enter, with or without assistance, or to order any police officer or other person in his presence to enter, with or without assistance, using force in either case if necessary, into any dwelling-house or other building, or into any place in which he may have reasonable ground to believe that a meeting of any unlawful society or of persons who are members of an unlawful society, is being held, or that any books, accounts, writings, banners, or insignia belonging to any unlawful society are concealed, kept or deposited, and to arrest or cause to be arrested all persons found in such house and to search such house, building or place, and seize or cause to be seized all books, accounts, writings, banners, documents, flags, insignia, arms, and other articles which he may have reasonable cause to believe to belong to any unlawful society, or to be in any way connected therewith.
(2) All persons so arrested and all articles so seized may be detained in custody till they can conveniently be brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
19. (1) The Registrar of Societies may summon before him any person whom he has reason to believe is able to give any information as to the existence or operations of any unlawful society, or suspected unlawful society, or as to the operations of any registered society or exempted society, and the person so summoned shall be legally bound to attend at the hour and place in the summons specified and to produce all documents in his custody, possession, or power relating to such society or suspected society, and to answer truthfully all questions which the Registrar may put to him.
(2) A person so summoned who fails to attend, or who answers untruthfully any question put to him by the Registrar, shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars.
(3) If any person so summoned refuses to give such information, or gives information which the Registrar believes to be false, the Registrar may, if he considers it advisable to make provision for the
* As amended by No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912, No. 43 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
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Magistrate, etc., may enter house, etc., where unlawful
or books,
accounts,
inay arrest
and seize
No. 47 of 1911.
SOCIETIES.
(2) The Governor-in-Council may, for the purpose of enabling a society to wind up its own affairs, suspend the operation of this section for such period as to him shall seem expedient.
18.-(1) It shall be lawful for any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace to enter, with or without assistance, or to order any police officer or other person in his presence to enter, with or without meeting held assistance, using force in either case if necessary, into any dwelling- house or other building, or into any place in which he may have etc., kept and reasonable ground to believe that a meeting of any unlawful society or of persons who are members of an unlawful society, is being held, or that any books, accounts, writings, banners, or insignia belong- ing to any unlawful society are concealed, kept or deposited, and to arrest or cause to be arrested all persons found in such house and to search such house, building or place, and seize or cause to be seized all books, accounts, writings, banners, documents, flags, in- signia, arms, and other articles which he may have reasonable cause to believe to belong to any unlawful society, or to be in any way connected therewith.
persons and property found.
Registrar to have power to summon witnesses.
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Registrar may order photograph
to be taken.
(2) All persons so arrested and all articles so seized may be de- tained in custody till they can conveniently be brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
19. (1) The Registrar of Societies may summon before him any person whom he has reason to believe is able to give any information as to the existence or operations of any unlawful society, or suspect- ed unlawful society, or as to the operations of any registered society or exempted society, and the person so summoned shall be legally bound to attend at the hour and place in the summons specified and to produce all documents in his custody, possession, or power re- lating to such society or suspected society, and to answer truthfully all questions which the Registrar may put to him.
(2) A person so summoned who fails to attend, or who answers untruthfully any question put to him by the Registrar, shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars.
(3) If any person so summoned refuses to give such information, or gives information which the Registrar believes to be false, the Registrar may, if he considers it advisable to make provision for the
* As amended by No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912, No. 43 of 1912
and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.
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