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Powers of police officers

Cap. 257, s. 79 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Any police officer may, (a) subject to the provisions of this Act, enter and search any premises or place, for goods which, or the packaging of which, bears a sign identical to or likely to be mistaken for a registered trade mark, or for material bearing such a sign and intended to be used for labelling or packaging goods, as a business paper in relation to goods, or for advertising goods, or for articles specifically designed or adapted for making copies of such sign; (b) stop, board and search any vessel (other than a ship of war) or any aircraft (other than a military aircraft) for goods referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection; 67 (c) stop and search any vehicle, in which he reasonably suspects that there are the goods referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection; (d) seize, remove or detain any goods referred to in paragraph (a) found by him pursuant to this subsection. (2) Any police officer may, (a) break open any outer or inner door of any place which he is empowered or authorised by this Act to enter and search ; (b) forcibly board any vessel, aircraft or vehicle which he is empowered by this Act to stop, board and search; (c) remove by force any person or thing obstructing him in the exercise of any power conferred on him by this Act; (d) detain any person found in any place which he is empowered or authorised by this Act to search until such place has been searched; (e) detain any vessel or aircraft which he is empowered by this Act to stop, board and search, and prevent any person from approaching or boarding such vessel or aircraft until it has been searched; (f) detain any vehicle which he is empowered by this Act to stop and search until it has been searched. 68
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