A
TOBACCO.
(2) Such officer may,
if necessary,
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(a) break open any outer or inner door of any dwelling-house, shop, or other building or place, and enter thereinto;
(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 tobacco found in such place or ship; and
(f) seize and detain any such tobacco found in any place whatever within the Colony in the possession, custody or control of any of the persons against whom his warrant has been issued.
warrant.
*
45. Whenever it appears to any European revenue officer generally or specially authorised in writing by the Superintendent for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place there is concealed or deposited any tobacco subject to forfeiture or with respect to which an offence has been committed or is about to be committed against this Ordinance and he shall have reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the tobacco is likely to be removed, the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place all the powers mentioned in section 44 in as full and ample a manner as if he were empowered to do so by warrant issued under the said section.
46.(1) Any revenue officer may arrest without warrant-
(a) any person found committing, or attempting to commit, or employing, aiding, or assisting any person to commit, any offence against this Ordinance;
(b) any person whom he may reasonably suspect to have in his possession any tobacco subject to forfeiture under this Ordinance.
(2). Every person so arrested shall, together with any such tobacco found in his possession, be taken to a police station.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
out warrant.
A
TOBACCO.
(2) Such officer may,
if necessary,-
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(a) break open any outer or inner door of any dwelling- house, shop, or other building or place, and enter thereinto;
(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 tobacco found in such place or ship; and
(f) seize and detain any such tobacco found in any place whatever within the Colony in the possession, custody or control of any of the persons against whom his warrant has been issued.
warrant.
*
45. Whenever it appears to any European revenue officer Search of generally or specially authorised in writing by the Superin- place without tendent for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place there is concealed or deposited any tobacco subject to forfeiture or with respect to which an offence has been com- mitted or is about to be committed against this Ordinance and he shall have reasonable ground for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant the tobacco is likely to be removed, the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place all the powers mentioned in section 44 in as full and ample a manner as if he were empowered to do so by warrant issued under the said section.
46-(1) Any revenue officer may arrest without war- Arrest with-
rant-
(a) any person found committing, or attempting to commit, or employing, aiding, or assisting any person to commit, any offence against this Ordinance;
(b) any person whom he may reasonably suspect to have in his possession any tobacco subject to forfeiture under this Ordinance.
(2). Every person so arrested shall, together with any such tobacco found in his possession, be taken to a police station.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
out warrant.
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