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to disperse and depart to their habitations or to their lawful business.
(2) All persons remaining so assembled after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any police officer or special constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a justice of the peace, and shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for three months.
(3) If any person so warned to disperse is hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending or the endeavouring to disperse, seize, or apprehend, the persons hurting, maiming or killing him shall be free, discharged, and indemnified from the consequences, except on evidence of gross carelessness, wantonness, or malice.
Schedule.
[cf. Second Schedule.]
Power to enter house and seize arms, etc.
9. It shall be lawful for any justice of the peace, acting under the powers prescribed by this Ordinance, to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorize any police officer or special constable to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and using in either case force, if necessary, into any dwelling-house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any arms or instruments or ammunition may be, contrary to the provisions of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, and such arms and instruments or ammunition may be seized and confiscated (Cap.238).
Power to enter house and arrest persons.
10. During the continuance of any such proclamation, any justice of the peace may enter, with or without assistance, or may order any police officer or special constable, or other person to enter, without a warrant and with or without assistance, using force in either case, if necessary, into any dwelling-house or other building, or into any place into which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons lately riotously assembled or engaged on any unlawful purpose have made their escape, or in which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons about to break the peace are assembled, and may apprehend and take into custody the said persons; and every person so arrested may be detained until he can be conveniently brought before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
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Peace Preservation.
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to disperse and depart to their habitations or to their lawful business.
(2) All persons remaining so assembled after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any police officer or special constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a justice of the peace, and shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine of two hundred 22 of 1950, and fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for three months.
(3) If any person so warned to disperse is hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending or the endeavouring to disperse, seize, or apprehend, the persons hurting, maiming or killing him shall be free, dis- charged, and indemnified from the consequences, except on evidence or gross carelessness, wantonness, or malice.
Schedule.
[cf. Second Schedule.]
Power to and seize
enter house
arms, etc.
9. It shall be lawful for any justice of the peace, acting under the powers prescribed by this Ordinance, to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorize any police officer or special constable to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and using in either case force, if necessary, into any dwelling-house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any arms or instruments or am- munition may be, contrary to the provisions of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, and such arms and instruments or (Cap. 238.) ammunition may be seized and confiscated.
enter house
arrest
10. During the continuance of any such proclamation, Power to any justice of the peace may enter, with or without and to assistance, or may order any police officer or special con- persons. stable, or other person to enter, without a warrant and with or without assistance, using force in either case, if necessary, into any dwelling-house or other building, or into any place into which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons lately riotously assembled or engaged on any unlaw- ful purpose have made their escape, or in which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons about to break the peace are assembled, and may apprehend and take into custody the said persons; and every person so arrested may be detained until he can be conveniently brought before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
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