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[Subsidiary]
Search, etc.
Wireless telegraphy, etc.
G.N.A. 174/50. In force, G.N.A. 182/50.
Discontinued by 2183/69
CAP. 241] Emergency (Principal) Regulations.
[1967 Ed.
(2) Any person who contravenes any order made under sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
20. If a competent authority has reasonable cause to suspect that any premises are being used for the purpose of the printing or publishing of any matter in contravention of this Part or of any order thereunder, or for the purpose of the printing or publishing of any matter the publication of which is, or is likely to be or become, prejudicial to the public interest or that there is in any premises any press, instrument or apparatus liable to forfeiture under regulation 19, he may by written order authorize any authorized officer to enter and search such premises and thereupon such officer and any person acting by his directions may at any time, and if necessary by force, enter and search the premises and any person, animal, vehicle or other thing found therein and any person, animal, vehicle or other thing found leaving the premises (provided that a female person shall be searched only by a female) and may seize and impound any unlawful publication, and any publication containing matter the publishing of which is, or is likely to be or become, prejudicial to the public interest and any printing press, apparatus or instrument which such officer suspects to have been used for the printing of any such publication and any printing press, apparatus or instrument liable to forfeiture under regulation 19:
Provided that any printing press, apparatus or instrument seized as aforesaid (unless already liable to forfeiture under regulation 19) shall not be forfeited except by order of the competent authority.
21. (1) For the purposes of this regulation-
"suspected apparatus or article" means an apparatus or article which the competent authority for reasons which may appear to him to be sufficient considers to be or to have been used as or to be intended to be used as, whether alone or in conjunction with any other apparatus or article, an apparatus for wireless transmission or for facilitating such transmission or to be readily adaptable for such use; and
"competent authority" includes a person authorized in writing by the competent authority to determine whether an apparatus or article is a suspected apparatus or article.
(2) Any person found in apparent possession, custody or control of any suspected apparatus or article may be charged before a magistrate with a breach of this regulation and shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months.
(3) Upon any such charge it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove either that he was never in possession, custody or control of the suspected apparatus or article or that during such
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[Subsidiary]
Search, etc.
Wireless telegraphy, etc.
G.N.A. 174/50. In force, G.N.A. 182/50.
Discontinued by 2183/69
CAP. 241] Emergency (Principal) Regulations.
[1967 Ed.
(2) Any person who contravenes any order made under sub- paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
20. If a competent authority has reasonable cause to suspect that any premises are being used for the purpose of the printing or publishing of any matter in contravention of this Part or of any order thereunder, or for the purpose of the printing or publish- ing of any matter the publication of which is, or is likely to be or become, prejudicial to the public interest or that there is in any premises any press, instrument or apparatus liable to forfeiture under regulation 19, he may by written order authorize any autho- rized officer to enter and search such premises and thereupon such officer and any person acting by his directions may at any time, and if necessary by force, enter and search the premises and any person, animal, vehicle or other thing found therein and any person, animal, vehicle or other thing found leaving the premises (provided that a female person shall be searched only by a female) and may seize and impound any unlawful publication, and any publication containing matter the publishing of which, is, or is likely to be or become, prejudicial to the public interest and any printing press, apparatus or instrument which such officer suspects to have been used for the printing of any such publication and any printing press, apparatus or instrument liable to forfeiture under regulation 19:
Provided that any printing press, apparatus or instrument seized as aforesaid (unless already liable to forfeiture under regula- tion 19) shall not be forfeited except by order of the competent authority.
21. (1) For the purposes of this regulation-
"suspected apparatus or article" means an apparatus or article which the competent authority for reasons which may appear to him to be sufficient considers to be or to have been used as or to be intended to be used as, whether alone or in con- junction with any other apparatus or article, an apparatus for wireless transmission or for facilitating such transmission or to be readily adaptable for such use; and
"competent authority" includes a person authorized in writing by the competent authority to determine whether an apparatus or article is a suspected apparatus or article.
(2) Any person found in apparent possession, custody or control of any suspected apparatus or article may be charged before a magistrate with a breach of this regulation and shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprison- ment for a term not exceeding two months.
(3) Upon any such charge it shall be a defence for the de- fendant to prove either that he was never in possession, custody or control of the suspected apparatus or article or that during such
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