Search Warrants

(1) Any Justice of the Peace before whom an information on oath is laid that reasonable suspicion exists that an offence against the Act has been committed with respect to any label, stamp or device issued under the Act, may issue his warrant for the search of any building or place belonging to, or occupied by, or under the control of the suspected person, and such search may be effected accordingly, and any document or thing there found which appears to be or may be material evidence, and any label stamp or device there found may be Social Security 255 seized, and shall be detained and dealt with as an exhibit in proceedings. (2) Any person found in possession or control of any such label, stamp or device or in occupation of any building or other premises in which any such label, stamp or device is found shall be arrested and produced before a magistrate. (3) If on the trial of any person who is brought before a Magistrate pursuant to paragraph, (2) of this Regulation that person does not satisfactorily account for the possession of any insurance stamps which were found in his possession or custody or, if he was not in actual physical possession, for his presence in such building or premises he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to punishment under section 53 (5) of the Act, and if the Magistrate is of the opinion that such stamps were not purchased by the person from some person duly authorised to sell insurance stamps, the stamps shall, subject to paragraph (4) of this Regulation, be forfeited and delivered to the Board. (4) If at any time within six months after the date on which any insurance stamps are delivered to the Board pursuant to paragraph (3) of this Regulation, any person satisfies the Board that such stamps or any of them were stolen or otherwise fraudulently obtained from him and that the same were purchased by him from some person duly authorised to sell insurance stamps, the Board may cause such stamps or other insurance stamps of the same value to be delivered to him.