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Suppression of Piracy.

shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years: Provided that the expression "takes into his custody" shall be satisfied by proof that the goods and chat- tels alleged to have been taken into custody were found in any house or premises, or on board any junk, vessel, or boat, within which the person charged may be found and of which said goods and chattels he is unable to give a satisfactory [5

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on board

piratical and unable

junk, etc.,

to prove

Any person who, being found within the Colony on Being found board any junk, vessel, or boat equipped for the purposes of piracy, is unable to satisfy the court that he was not on board such junk, vessel, or boat with his own consent or with the non-com- knowledge that the same was equipped for the purposes of piracy shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to impri- sonment for three years.

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plicity.

The Governor in Council may by regulations pres- Regulations. cribe or provide for-

(a) such searches of vessels and of persons as may seem to him desirable for the purpose of the prevention of piracy, and for imposing such restrictions on the movements and actions of vessels and persons as may seem to him desirable in order to render such searches effective;

(b) such other measures as may seem to him desirable

with a view to the prevention of piracy;

(c) contraventions of such regulations that shall be

offences and penalties therefor: Provided that no

penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine of two 22 of 1950. thousand dollars or imprisonment for six months. [7

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