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SUMMARY OFFENCES.

No. 1 of 1845.

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same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlaw- fully obtained, is hereby authorised, and if it is in his power, is required, to apprehend and detain such offender, and as soon as may be to deliver him into the custody of a constable, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law.

son, etc.,

29. It shall be lawful for any police constable to stop and Power to detain, until due inquiry can be made, any person whom, detain per- and any horse, cart, or carriage, or any other animal or thing removing which, he finds employed in removing the furniture of furniture in house or lodging, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., or whenever etc. such constable has good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the purpose of evalling the payment of

rent.

any

night-time,

sion without

aggravated

30. It shall be lawful for any police constable to take into Apprehen- custody without warrant any person who is charged by any warrant of other person with committing any aggravated assault, in person every case in which he has good reason to believe that such charged with assault has been committed, although not within view of and recent such constable, and that by reason of the recent commission assault. of the offence a warrant could not have been obtained for the apprehension of the offender.

prosecute

Ordinance

30A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Power to Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, it shall be arrest and lawful for any police officer to arrest any person found com- in certain mitting an offence against any of the provisions of sections cases. 78, 82, 185, 210 or 211 of the said Ordinance, and to No1 of 1903. prosecute such person before a magistrate, and every such person shall upon summary conviction at the suit of such police officer be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any other procedure provided by law for the prosecution of any such offence or as preventing the recovery of any greater penalty hitherto recoverable by such procedure.

and sale of

31.(1) When any person having charge of any horse, Detention

· cart, carriage, or boat, or any other animal or thing, is taken horse, cart, into the custody of any police constable under this Ordinance, etc., of person

* As amended by No. 6 of 1918 and Law Rev. Ord., 1923.

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