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ORDINANCE No. 6 or 1887 . 2101


Arms.


10. Upon the trial of any information for furnishing such false return the Power of
Magistrate to
issue warrant to
Magistrate may if he thinks fit , issue a warrant to search any house, store or place search for arms.
where such arms are alleged to be kept or stored , and any Police officer to whom the
said warrant is directed may with or without assistance and using force if necessary
enter any house, store or place in the said warrant mentioned and search for such arms .

11. A Magistrate may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant Magistrate may
issue warrant for
to search in any houses, buildings, ships , vessels or places for any arms suspected to be search of arms.
[Ibid, sec. 5
therein in contravention of this Ordinance. altered.]


The person so named in such warrant with such constables and other persons as
he calls to his assistance, may at any time enter into any house, building, ship , vessel
or place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or is not
obtained within a reasonable time after it is first demanded, such persons may enter
by force in order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall
before executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant.

Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordi Arms found or
carried to be
nance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty. forfeited.


12. The Governor may establish a central store or magazine for the safe keeping Governor may
establish central
and storing of all arms and ammunitions, and shall give notice in the Government store for arms,
&c.
Gazette of such selection and of the situation of the said store or magazine.

13. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council during the continuance of any Governor may
order removal
proclamation issued under the provisions of The Peace Preservation Ordinance of 1886,* to central store
of all arms.
to order the removal to the said central store of all arms in the possession of any
*[ No. 15]
importers or dealers in arms, or of such arms only as in the opinion of the said
Governor in Council are not in safe keeping or custody. All orders made under this
section shall forthwith be published in the Government Gazette .

14. Any person refusing after the publication of such order to deliver up any Penalty for
refusing to
arms, the removal of which to the said central store shall have been ordered by section deliver up arms.

13 of this Ordinance, shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars , or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six
months with or without hard labour.

15. The Governor in Council may from time to time make and when made, Powerof
Governor to
make rules.
revoke, alter or add to all rules or regulations necessary for carrying out this
Ordinance.

16. The following Ordinance is hereby repealed : Repeal.

Ordinance 14 of 1870, section 18.



[All repealed by Ordinance No. 14 of 1889. ]