Power to issue search warrant

(1) Any Justice of the Peace, if satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground to suspect that any premises are being used for the purpose of the commission of an offence under this Act in connection with a lottery or proposed lottery, may grant a warrant under his hand authorising any police officer at any time or times within one month from the date thereof to enter, if necessary by force, the said premises and every part thereof, and to search for, seize and remove any documents, money or valuable thing therein which he has reasonable ground to suppose are on those premises for any purpose which constitutes an infringement of any provision of this Act. (2) The court before which a person is proved to have committed any offence under this Act in relation to a lottery or proposed lottery shall order to be forfeited any coins, bank- 19 notes and currency notes produced to the court which are shown to the satisfaction of the court to represent the price of tickets or chances, or prize money, or prizes in the lottery, and shall order to be destroyed all documents (other than bank- notes and currency notes) produced to the court which are shown to the satisfaction of the court to relate to the promotion or conduct of the lottery.