PREVENTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ORDINANCE 14 Section 5 5. Cap. 579 Entry, search and seizure under warrant (1) If, on an application made by a police officer or member of the Customs and Excise Service by laying an information on oath, a magistrate is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is in or on any premises, place, vessel, aircraft or vehicle— (a) any thing in respect of which an offence under section 3 has been or is being or is about to be committed; or (b) any thing that is, or contains, evidence of the commission of any such offence, he may issue a warrant authorizing any person being a police officer or member of the Customs and Excise Service to enter or board such premises, place, vessel, aircraft or vehicle, and search for, seize, remove and detain any such thing. (2) An authorized officer may— (a) if he is a police officer, call on any member of the Customs and Excise Service; or (b) if he is a member of the Customs and Excise Service, call on any police officer, to assist him in the exercise of the powers conferred by this section. (3) An authorized officer or an assisting officer may, at any time of the day or night— (a) enter and search any premises or place named in the warrant; or (b) stop, board and search any vessel, aircraft or vehicle named in the warrant. (4) An authorized officer or an assisting officer may seize, remove and detain— Last updated date 20.12.2003