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(4) Whenever any person apprehended with or without warrant is a member of His Majesty's forces it shall be lawful for the officer in charge of a police station if he deems fit to hand over such person to the custody of the appropriate authority of His Majesty's forces for detention by such authority; but where such person is so detained in custody he shall be produced before the officer in charge of a police station when required and, if charged, before a magistrate as soon as practicable and in any case not later than forty-eight hours from the time of apprehension.
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48. Any warrant lawfully issued for any purpose may Power of be executed by any police officer at any time notwithstanding that the warrant is not in his possession at the time, but the warrant shall, on the demand of the person affected, be shown to him as soon as practicable after its execution.
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49. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop and Search search and if necessary to arrest and detain for further detention. inquiries any person whom he may find in any street or other public place, or on board any vessel, or in any conveyance, at any hour of the day or night, who acts in a suspicious manner or whom he may suspect of having committed or of being about to commit or of intending to commit, any offence.
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50. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop, Power to search and detain any vessel boat vehicle horse or other and detain animal or thing in or upon which there is reason to suspect that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property is offered to be sold or delivered, if he has reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorized and if it is in his power, is required to apprehend and detain such offender and as soon as may be to deliver him into the custody of a police officer together with such property to be dealt with according to law.
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Police Force.
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(4) Whenever any person apprehended with or without warrant is a member of His Majesty's forces it shall be lawful for the officer in charge of a police station if he deems fit to hand over such person to the custody of the appropriate authority of His Majesty's forces for detention by such authority; but where such person is so detained in custody he shall be produced before the officer in charge of a police station when required and, if charged, before a magistrate as soon as practicable and in any case not later than forty-eight hours from the time of apprehen- sion.
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arrest.
48. Any warrant lawfully issued for any purpose may Power of be executed by any police officer at any time notwith- standing that the warrant is not in his possession at the time, but the warrant shall, on the demand of the person affected, be shown to him as soon as practicable after its execution.
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49. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop and Search search and if necessary to arrest and detain for further detention. inquiries any person whom he may find in any street or other public place, or on board any vessel, or in any conveyance, at any hour of the day or night, who acts in a suspicious manner or whom he may suspect of having committed or of being about to commit or of intending to commit, any offence.
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vessels, etc.,
suspected of
stolen
50. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop, Power to search and detain any vessel boat vehicle horse or other and detain animal or thing in or upon which there in reason to suspect or person that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found conveying and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of property. having or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property is offered to be sold or delivered, if he has reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorized and if it is in his power, is required to apprehend and detain such offender and as soon as may be to deliver him into the custody of a police officer together with such property to be dealt with according to law. [54
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