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authorized officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest.

(4) If any member of the Preventive Service or any authorized officer has reason to believe that a person whom he intends to arrest (hereinafter in this section referred to as the suspected offender) has entered into or is in any place or premises, any person residing in or in charge of such place or premises shall, on demand by the member or authorized officer, allow him free entry thereto and afford all reasonable facilities to search for the suspected offender therein.

(5) If entry to such premises or place cannot be obtained under subsection (4) a member of the Preventive Service or an authorized officer, in any case in which a warrant to enter and search such premises or place may issue but cannot be obtained without affording the suspected offender an opportunity to escape, may enter the premises or place and therein search for the suspected offender and for the purpose of entry or search may break open any outer or inner door or window of the premises or place.

24. Any member of the Preventive Service and any authorized officer may—
 * (a) use such force as is reasonably necessary to enter any place or premises which he is empowered by this Ordinance to enter and search;
 * (b) use such force as is reasonably necessary to stop, board, remove, detain and search any vessel, aircraft of vehicle which he is empowered by this Ordinance to stop, board, remove, detain and search;
 * (c) use such force as is reasonably necessary to remove any person or thing obstructing him in the exercise of any power conferred on him by this Ordinance;
 * (d) detain any person found in any premises or place which he is empowered by this Ordinance to search until such premises or place has been searched;
 * (e) prevent any person from approaching, boarding or leaving any vessel, aircraft or vehicle which he is em- powered by this Ordinance to stop, board and search until it has been searched;
 * (f) search the person and property and effects of any person whom he reasonably suspects of being guilty of an offence under this Ordinance:
 * Provided that no person shall be searched except by a person of the same sex or be searched in a public place if he objects to being so searched.