Printing Presses and Publications
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(a) a printing press kept or used in contravention of
section 3;
(b) any newspaper printed or imported or published in
contravention of section 5; or
(c) any prohibited publication.
(2) Whenever it appears to any senior authorized officer that there
is reasonable ground to believe that there is concealed or deposited in
any premises any prohibited publication, and that by reason of the
delay in obtaining a search warrant the object of the search is likely to
be frustrated, he may enter and search the premises as if he were
empowered to do so by a warrant issued under subsection (1).
Power to open package
17. Any authorized officer may detain, open and examine any
package or article which he suspects to contain any prohibited
publication or any publication liable to be prohibited under
subsection 7(1).
Power of seizure or detaining printing press or publication
18. Any officer acting pursuant to section 16 or 17 is empowered to
seize and detain—
(a) any printing press or publication or any other article
which he has reason to believe to be evidence of the
commission of any offence under this Act or any rules
made thereunder;
(b) any publication which he suspects to be a publication
which is liable to be prohibited under subsection 7(1) or
is liable to be refused importation, withheld from
delivery or returned to sender under subsection 9(1).
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