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(c) to search any place or vessel (not being a ship of war) or aircraft in which such public officer may have reason to suspect that there may be anything-
(i) with respect to which any offence against this Ordinance may have been committed, or
(ii) which may be evidence of the commission of any such offence; and
(d) to seize, remove and detain anything with respect to which any offence against this Ordinance may appear to have been committed or which may appear to be or to contain evidence of the commission of any such offence, including all account books and correspondence.
(2) Such public officer may-
(a) break open any outer or inner door of or in any such place;
(b) forcibly enter any such aircraft or vessel and every part thereof;
(c) remove by force any personal or material obstruction to any arrest, detention, search, seizure or removal which he is empowered to make;
(d) detain every person found in such place or on board such aircraft or vessel until such place or aircraft or vessel has been searched.
(3) No person shall obstruct any detention, arrest, search, seizure or removal which is authorized by this Ordinance or by any order of the Governor in Council made thereunder.
10. In any proceeding in respect of or involving any matter, Evidence: civil or criminal, arising under or in connexion with this Ordinance or any order of the Governor in Council made thereunder-
manifests
(a) if any cargo appears on any import manifest furnished import by the owners, charterers or agents of any ship or aircraft, or to be by the master of a ship or person in charge of an aircraft, at any evidence of time before or after the arrival of such ship or aircraft in the importation; Colony, it shall be presumed in favour of the Crown against any
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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(c) to search any place or vessel (not being a ship of war) or aircraft in which such public officer may have reason to suspect that there may be anything-
(i) with respect to which any offence against this Ordinance may have been committed, or
(ii) which may be evidence of the commission of any such offence; and
(d) to seize, remove and detain anything with respect to which any offence against this Ordinance may appear to have been committed or which may appear to be or to contain evidence of the commission of any such offence, including all account books and correspondence.
(2) Such public officer may-
(a) break open any outer or inner door of or in any such place;
(b) forcibly enter any such aircraft or vessel and every part thereof;
(c) remove by force any personal or material obstruction to any arrest, detention, search, seizure or removal which he is empowered to make;
(d) detain every person found in such place or on board such aircraft or vessel until such place or aircraft or vessel has been searched.
(3) No person shall obstruct any detention, arrest, search, seizure or removal which is authorized by this Ordinance or by any order of the Governor in Council made thereunder.
10. In any proceeding in respect of or involving any matter, Evidence: civil or criminal, arising under or in connexion with this Ordin- ance or any order of the Governor in Council made thereunder-
manifests
(a) if any cargo appears on any import manifest furnished import by the owners, charterers or agents of any ship or aircraft, or to be by the master of a ship or person in charge of an aircraft, at any evidence of time before or after the arrival of such ship or aircraft in the importation; Colony, it shall be presumed in favour of the Crown against any
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
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