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When search warrant may issue

Cap. 242, s. 8 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) If any justice of the peace on information upon oath has reason to suspect that any printing press or types for printing is or are used or kept for use, without notice given or certificate obtained as required by this Part or in any place not included in such notice and certificate, he may issue a warrant, direct, authorise and empower any police officer or other peace officer, with such person or persons as are called to his assistance, to enter any house, room or place, and search for any printing press or types for printing. (2) Every police officer or peace officer may, with such assistance as mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, enter into such house, room or place accordingly, and seize, take and carry away, as forfeited, every printing press found therein, together with all the types and other articles belonging thereto and used in printing, and all printed papers found in such house, room or place. (3) Anything forfeited under this section shall be disposed of in such manner as the Commissioner of Police may direct.
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