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Telecommunication.

the existence in the dwelling-house or premises of the radio- communication equipment in question.

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Schedule.

(6) Any person who is guilty of an offence against this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars (and in default of payment to 9 of 1950, imprisonment for twelve months) or to imprisonment for twelve months, and shall upon conviction on indictment be liable to a fine of ten thousand dollars (and in default of payment to imprisonment for three years) or to imprison- ment for three years.

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30. (1) It shall be lawful for any public officer au- Arrest, thorized by the Postmaster General in that behalf-

(a) to arrest and bring before a magistrate any person whom such public officer may have reason to suspect of having contravened any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder; (b) to search the person and property and effects of any person whom it may be lawful for such public officer to arrest : Provided that no female person shall be searched except by a female: Provided also that no person shall be searched in a public place if he objects to be so searched;

(c) to search any place in which such public officer may have reason to suspect that there may be anything which under paragraph (ƒ) is liable to seizure;

(d) to search and, if necessary, stop and search, any ship (not being or having the status of a ship of war) in which such public officer may have reason to suspect that there may be anything which under paragraph (f) is liable to seizure;

(e) to search the premises of any person carrying on the business of a producer, manufacturer, seller or dis- tributor of any apparatus for radiocommunication, and to demand the production of, and to inspect, any books or documents relating to dealings in any such apparatus, and to inspect any stocks of any such apparatus;

search, inspection, removal and detention.

23 of 1939, s.2.

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