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1967 Ed.] Emergency (Principal) Regulations.

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(2) Whenever the publication affected by an order made under paragraph (1) of this regulation is a periodical publication the order shall be deemed to extend to any future issue of such publication but shall not unless the same or a subsequent order so provides be deemed to extend to any past issue of such publication.

(3) Any person who contravenes any order under this regula- tion and the proprietor and editor of the publication in relation to which the contravention occurs, and any person (unless in the opinion of the Court he ought fairly to be excused) who has in his possession or control or in premises of which he is the occupier, any publication prohibited under this regulation or who posts, delivers or receives any such publication, shall be guilty of an offence.

8. A competent authority shall have power to detain, open and examine or to direct the detention, opening and examination of-

(a) all postal packets and telegrams; and

(b) all printed or written matter and all packages, articles and things subject to examination by the postal or customs authorities which may contain any printed or written matter, and to withhold from delivery or destroy any postal packet or telegram or any printed or written matter which contains anything which the competent authority considers to be, or to be likely to be or become, prejudicial to the public interest and the competent authority and any authorized officer acting by general or special arrangement with him, shall have all such powers as are necessary or appropriate for the carrying out of all such measures.

9. (1) Any officer authorized generally or specially in that behalf by or on behalf of the Postmaster General may require the sender of a postal packet, at the time of submitting the packet to a post office, to expose the contents of the packet to such officer and, after the contents have been examined to close the packet in the presence of such officer and hand it over to such officer forth- with.

(2) Any person who contravenes any such requirements shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations, and, in addition, the officer may refuse to accept the postal packet for posting.

(3) The Postmaster General or any officer authorized general- ly or specially in that behalf by him or on his behalf may direct that a postal packet shall not be accepted for posting if he is of opinion that the acceptance of the packet might endanger life or property.

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[Subsidiary]

General power of examination, etc.

Examination, etc., of postal packets.