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(2) Any member of the Preventive Service and any authorized officer may seize—
 * (a) any article—
 * (i) respect of which he reasonably suspects that an offence has been committed under this Ordinance; or
 * (ii) which he reasonably suspects to be, or to contain, evidence of the commission of such an offence; and
 * (b) any vessel which has a tonnage not exceeding two hundred and fifty gross tons and any vehicle, if he reasonably suspects such vessel or vehicle to have been used in connexion with the commission of an offence under this Ordinance.

(3) Subject to section 22, any member of the Preventive Service or any authorized officer may enter and search any premises or place connected with the manufacture, processing, production, storage, distribution or sale of any article in respect of which a licence has been issued under this Ordinance.

(4) The owner of any article, licence or other document seized by a member of the Preventive Service or an authorized officer under this section may, on application to the Director and subject to such conditions as the Director may impose, photograph or make any other form of copy of the seized article, licence or document.

22. (1) No domestic premises shall be entered and searched by a member of the Preventive Service or an authorized officer unless—
 * (a) a magistrate has issued a warrant under subsection (2); or
 * (b) a member of the Preventive Service of or above the rank of Chief Revenue Inspector or an officer of the Commerce and Industry Department of or above the rank of Assistant Director of Commerce and Industry has given an authorization under subsection (3).

(2) A magistrate may, if he is satisfied by information on in any domestic premises any thing which may be seized under oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that there is section 21, issue a warrant authorizing a member of the Preventive Service or an authorized officer to enter and search the premises.

(3) A member of the Preventive Service of or above the rank of Chief Revenue Inspector or an officer of the Commerce and