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26 Inspection of individuals

22.—(1) Where a police officer or an approved person reasonably suspects that any individual has committed or is committing any offence under this Act, the police officer or approved person may ask the individual to do one or more of the following:
 * (a) allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the individual's personal property for any container of liquor;
 * (b) remove any garment worn by the individual as specified by the police officer or approved person and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the garment for any container of liquor;
 * (c) remove any thing from any garment worn by the individual and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it for any container of liquor;
 * (d) open any thing and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it for any container of liquor;
 * (e) open a vehicle under the control or in the possession of the individual, or a part of it, and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect the vehicle or the part of it for any container of liquor;
 * (f) remove any thing from the vehicle and allow the police officer or approved person to inspect it for any container of liquor.

(2) An individual who fails to comply with the request of a police officer or an approved person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(3) Where, pursuant to subsection (1), the police officer or approved person finds any container of liquor, the police officer or approved person may seize the container and immediately empty the container if opened or dispose of the container (including its contents) if it is unopened.

(4) If the container referred to in subsection (3) is not so emptied or disposed of, the police officer or approved person must ensure that it is