PREVENTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ORDINANCE
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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
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