STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT.
No. 35 of 1911.
1237
c. 38, s. 18.
forged and with intent to sell, use or utter them, and shall be 54 & 55 Vict. liable to the punishment imposed by law upon a person selling, using, uttering or having in possession forged stamps knowing the same to be forged.
(2) If a magistrate has cause to suspect any such person of having in his possession any forged stamps, he may, by warrant, authorize any European police officer to enter, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., into any house, room, shop or building of or belonging to the suspected person, and if on demand of admittance, and notice of the warrant, the door of the house, room, shop or building, or any inner door thereof, is not opened, the police officer may break open the same and search for and seize any stamps that may be found therein or in the custody or possession of the suspected person.
(3) All police officers are hereby required, upon request by any person so authorized, to aid and assist in the execution of the warrant.
(4) Every person who-
(a) refuses to permit any such search or seizure to be made as aforesaid; or
(b) assaults, opposes, molests or obstructs any person so authorized in the due execution of the powers conferred by this section, or any person acting in his aid or assistance,
and every police officer who upon any such request as aforesaid refuses or neglects to aid and assist any person so authorized in the due execution of his powers, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
16. Where stamps are seized under a warrant, the person Mode of authorized by the warrant shall, if required, give to the person proceeding when stamps in whose custody or possession the stamps are found an acknow- are seized. ledgment of the number, particulars and amount of the stamps 54 & 55 Vict. and permit the stamps to be marked before the removal thereof.
c. 38, s. 19.
defacement
17. Every person who by any writing in any manner defaces As to any adhesive stamp before it is used shall upon summary con- of adhesive viction be liable to a fine of fifty dollars:
Provided that any person may with the express sanction of the Collector, and in 54 & 55 Vict. conformity with the conditions which he may prescribe, write
c. 38, s. 20.
STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT.
No. 35 of 1911.
1237
c. 38, s. 18.
forged and with intent to sell, use or utter them, and shall be 54 & 55 Vict. liable to the punishment imposed by law upon a person selling, using, uttering or having in possession forged stamps knowing the same to be forged.
(2) If a magistrate has cause to suspect any such person of having in his possession any forged stamps, he may, by warrant, authorize any European police officer to enter, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., into any house, room, shop or building of or belonging to the suspected person, and if on demand of admittance, and notice of the warrant, the door of the house, room, shop or building, or any inner door thereof, is not opened, the police officer may break open the same and search for and seize any stamps that may be found therein or in the custody or possession of the suspected person.
(3). All police officers are hereby required, upon request by any person so authorized, to aid and assist in the execution of the warrant.
(4) Every person who-
(a) refuses to permit any such search or seizure to be made as aforesaid; or
(b) assaults, opposes, molests or obstructs any person so authorized in the due execution of the powers conferred by this section, or any person acting in his aid or assistance,
and every police officer who upon any such request as aforesaid refuses or neglects to aid and assist any person so authorized in the due execution of his powers, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars.
16. Where stamps are seized under a warrant, the person Mode of authorized by the warrant shall, if required, give to the person proceeding
when stamps in whose custody or possession the stamps are found an acknow- are seized. ledgment of the number, particulars and amount of the stamps 54 & 55 Vict. and permit the stamps to be marked before the removal thereof.
c. 38, s. 19.
defacement
17. Every person who by any writing in any manner defaces As to any adhesive stamp before it is used shall upon summary con- of adhesive viction be liable to a fine of fifty dollars:
Provided that any, stamps. person may with the express sanction of the Collector, and in 54 & 55 Vict. conformity with the conditions which he may prescribe, write
c. 38, s. 20.
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