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[s. 12 cont.] anything with respect to which or by means of which any offence whatsoever has been or is being committed or attempted, or contains any dutiable article, it shall be lawful for him to open such postal packet and to delay such postal packet and its contents.
Warrant of Colonial Secretary for opening and delaying
13. (1) It shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary to grant a warrant authorizing the Postmaster General, or any or all the officers of the Post Office, to open and delay any specified postal packet or all postal packets of any specified class or all postal packets whatsoever.
(2) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to delay any postal packet for such time as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of obtaining a warrant under this section.
14. Any postal packet opened under the authority of section 10, 12, or 13, and the contents of any such postal packet, shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of section 17, section 32 and subject to any regulations made under this Ordinance, be dealt with in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) if the Governor gives any direction as to how any such postal packet or its contents or any of its contents shall be dealt with, such postal packet and contents shall be dealt with according to such direction;
(b) subject to any direction of the Governor, if such postal packet or any of its contents is required for the purpose of any pending or contemplated criminal or forfeiture proceedings whatsoever, such postal packet or contents shall be retained by the proper officer so long as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of such pending or contemplated proceedings;
(c) subject to any direction of the Governor, if such postal packet and its contents are not required, or are no longer required, for any criminal or forfeiture
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[s. 12 cont.] anything with respect to which or by means of which any offence whatsoever has been or is being committed or at- tempted, or contains any dutiable article, it shall be lawful for him to open such postal packet and to delay such postal packet and its contents.
Warrant of Colonial Secretary
for opening
13. (1) It shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary to grant a warrant authorizing the Postmaster General, or and delaying authorizing any or all the officers of the Post Office, to open and delay any specified postal packet or all postal packets of any specified class or all postal packets whatsoever.
postal
Disposal of
postal packets
section 10, 12, or 13.
8 Edw. 7,
(2) It shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to delay any postal packet for such time as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of obtaining a warrant under this section.
14. Any postal packet opened under the authority of opened under section 10, 12 or 13, and the contents of any such postal packet, shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of 48, s. 17, section 32 and subject to any regulations made under this Ordinance, be dealt with in accordance with the following provisions
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(a) if the Governor gives any direction as to how any such postal packet or its contents or any of its contents shall be dealt with, such postal packet and contents shall be dealt with according to such direction;
(b) subject to any direction of the Governor, if such postal packet or any of its contents is required for the purpose of any pending or contemplated criminal or forfeiture proceedings whatsoever, such postal packet or contents shall be retained by the proper officer so long as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of such pending or contemplated proceedings;
(c) subject to any direction of the Governor, if such postal packet and its contents are not required, or are no longer required, for any criminal or forfeiture
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