Page:Police Force Ordinance, 1948 (Cap. 232).pdf/25

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54. It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop, search and detain any vessel boat vehicle horse or other animal or thing in or upon which there in reason to suspect that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property if offered to be sold or delivered, if he has reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorised and if it is in his power, is required to apprehend and detain such offender and as soon as may be to deliver him into the custody of a police officer together with such property to be dealt with according to law.

55. It shall be lawful for a police officer to stop and detain until due inquiry can be made, any person whom, and any vehicle horse or other animal or thing which he finds employed in removing the furniture of any house or lodging between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., or whenever such officer has good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the purpose of evading the payment of rent.

56. (1) When any person having charge of any vehicle boat horse or any other animal or thing is taken into the custody of a police officer under this Ordinance, it shall be etc. of lawful for any such officer to take charge of such horse vehicle person or boat or such other animal or thing and to deposit the same in some place of safe custody as a security for payment of any penalty to which the person having had charge thereof may become liable and of any expenses necessarily incurred for taking charge of and keeping the same.

(2) It shall be lawful for the magistrate before whom the case is heard to order such vehicle boat horse or such other animal or thing to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such penalty and reasonable expenses, in default of payment thereof, in like manner as if the same had been subject to be distrained and had been distrained for the payment thereof.

57. Notwithstanding any provision of any enactment relating to public health or sanitation which limits the power to institute summary proceedings in certain cases, it shall be lawful for any police officer to institute summary proceedings before a magistrate against any person contravening any such