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Powers of officer executing warrant.
Search without warrant by European officer in cases of urgency.
*
Schedule A. Part III.
No. 9 of 1916.
PHARMACY AND POISONS.
(2) Such officer may, if necessary—
(a) break open any outer or inner door of such place, and enter therein;
(b) forcibly enter such ship 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 on board such ship, until such place or ship has been searched;
(e) seize and detain any such poison found in such place, or ship; and
(f) seize and detain any such poison found in the possession of any of the persons against whom such warrant has been issued in any place whatsoever within the Colony.
(3) Whenever it appears to any European police officer not below the rank of sergeant, or to any European police or revenue officer generally or specially authorised in writing by the Captain Superintendent of Police or the Superintendent of Imports and Exports respectively, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place, or on board any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, there is concealed or deposited any poison for the time being included in Part III of Schedule A, or any such syringe or appliance as is mentioned in sub-section (1), and that an offence has been committed in respect of such poison or syringe or other appliance, and he shall have reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the poison, syringe or appliance is likely to be removed, the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place, or on board such ship, all the powers mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2) in as full and ample a manner as if he were empowered to do so by warrant issued under sub-section (1).
[s. 22, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]
23.--(1) When any poison for the time being included in Part III of Schedule A, or any hypodermic syringe or other appliance capable of being used for injecting any such poison is found without being apparently in the possession of any
*
Schedule A. Part III.
* As amended by No. 8 of 1917 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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Powers of officer executing
warrant.
Search without warrant by European officer in cases of urgency.
*
Schedule A. Part III.
Unclaimed
poison and
No. 9 of 1916.
PHARMACY AND POISONS.
(2) Such officer may, if necessary—
(a) break open any outer or inner door of such place, and enter therein;
(b) forcibly enter such ship 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 on board such ship, until such place or ship has been searched;
(e) seize and detain any such poison found in such place. or ship; and
(f) seize and detain any such poison found in the possession of any of the persons against whom such warrant has been issued in any place whatsoever within the Colony.
(3) Whenever it appears to any European police officer not below the rank of sergeant, or to any European police or revenue officer generally or specially authorised in writing by the Captain Superintendent of Police or the Superintendent of Imports and Exports respectively, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place, or on board any ship, not being or having the status of a ship of war, there is concealed or deposited any poison for the time being included in Part III of Schedule A, or any such syringe or appliance as is mentioned in sub-section (1), and that an offence has been committed in respect of such poison or syringe or other appliance, and he shall have reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the poison, syringe or appliance is likely to be removed, the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place, or on board such ship, all the powers mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2) in as full and ample a manner as if he were empowered to do so by warrant issued under sub-section (1).
[s. 22, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]
23.--(1) When any poison for the time being included hypodermic in Part III of Schedule A, or any hypodermic syringe or other appliances. appliance capable of being used for injecting any such poison is found without being apparently in the possession of any
*
Schedule A. Part III.
* As amended by No. 8 of 1917 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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