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(c) all revenue officers appointed under the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911;
Ordinance No. 9 of 1911.
(d) all revenue officers appointed under the Opium Ordinance, 1923;
(e) all Railway officials not below the rank of traffic inspector.
Search, examination and arrest.
No. 30 of 1923.
40. Any revenue officer may board any ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war) and remain on board so long as such ship remains in the Colony.
Revenue officer may board and remain on ship.
41.-(1) Every person landing from or embarking on any ship or entering or leaving the Colony by land accompanied by any goods or baggage shall-----
(a) on demand by any revenue or police officer either permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such officer, or, together with such goods and baggage, accompany such officer to a police station and there permit his goods and baggage to be searched by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of any European revenue or police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant; and
(b) on demand by any European revenue or police officer permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such European revenue or police officer or by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of such European revenue or police officer.
(2) The goods and baggage of any person who claims to be present when they are searched shall not be searched except in his presence.
(3) Any person who refuses to comply with any lawful demand under this section may be arrested without warrant by the officer making the demand.
42. Any box, chest, package or other article (not being passengers' baggage accompanied by the owner) which is being landed from or is being embarked on any ship or has been recently landed from any ship or is in or on board any ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war), islet, shore, wharf, and
* As amended by No. 20 of 1921.
other places.
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(c) all revenue officers appointed under the Liquors Con- solidation Ordinance, 1911;
Ordinance No. 9 of 1911.
(d) all revenue officers appointed under the Opium Ordi- Ordinance nance, 1923;
(e) all Railway officials not below the rank of traffic inspector.
Search, examination and arrest.
No. 30 of 1923.
40. Any revenue officer may board any ship (not being Revenue or having the status of a ship of war) and remain on board officer may so long as such ship remains in the Colony.
board and remain on ship.
41.-(1) Every person landing from or embarking on any Search of ship or entering or leaving the Colony by land accompanied goods and by any goods or baggage shall-----
baggage of
persons entering or
Colony.
*
(a) on demand by any revenue or police officer either leaving the permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such officer, or, together with such goods and baggage, accompany such officer to a police station and there permit his goods and baggage to be searched by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of any European revenue or police officer or other police officer not below the rank of sergeant; and
(b) on demand by any European revenue or police officer permit his goods and baggage to be searched by such European revenue or police officer or by any revenue or police officer in the presence and under the supervision of such European revenue or police officer.
(2) The goods and baggage of any person who claims to be present when they are searched shall not be searched except in his presence.
(3) Any person who refuses to comply with any lawful demand under this section may be arrested without warrant by the officer making the demand.
of articles (other than
42. Any box, chest, package or other article (not being Examination passengers baggage accompanied by the owner) which is being landed from or is being embarked on any ship or has passengers been recently landed from any ship or is in or on board any accompanied baggage) on ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war), islet, shore, ship, wharf, and
* As amended by No. 20 of 1921.
other places.
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