Section 56Part 3 — Offences Against Public Order
Power to examine
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Any person employed in the public service authorised in that behalf by the Cabinet, acting in its discretion, may detain, open and examine any package or article which that person suspects to contain any publication or extract therefrom which it is an offence under section 54 to import and during such examination may detain any person importing, distributing or posting such package or article or in whose possession such package or article is found.
If any such publication or extract therefrom is found in such package or article the whole package or article may be impounded and retained and the person importing, distributing or posting it, or in whose possession it is found may forthwith be arrested and proceeded against.
Cross References
- Section 54 of Penal Codeexternal
section 54