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Dutiable Commodities.

(b) to arrest any person being in such place or in such premises in whose possession such goods may be found, or whom such officer may reasonably suspect of having concealed or deposited any such goods there or thereabout.

(2) Such officer may, if necessary——

(a) break open any outer or inner door of the place or

the premises and enter thereinto;

(b) forcibly enter the place or the premises 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 such premises, and prevent every person from approach- ing or entering the same, until the search is com- plete ;

(e) seize, remove and detain any such goods, whether in such place or such premises or in any place whatever within this Colony, in the possession, custody or control of any of the persons against whom his warrant has been issued.

(3) Whenever it appears to any revenue officer generally or specially authorized in writing by the Director for the purposes of this section, or to any police officer not below the rank of sergeant, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any place or any premises there are concealed or deposited goods subject to forfeiture under this Ordinance, or with respect to which an offence has been committed or is about to be committed against this Ordinance, and he has reasonable ground for believing that unless the place or the premises are searched forthwith the goods are likely to he removed, the said officer in virtue of his office may exercise in, upon and in respect of such place or such premises all the powers mentioned in this section as if he were empowered to do so by warrant.

(4) In this section, "place" includes any spot on land or water, and "premises" includes any ship, aircraft or vehicle.

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