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writing, requftsting- the arrest, at the risk of such § H.

owner, of all persons found committing offences

under this section in respect of such work, or who offers for sale any pirated copies of any such speci- lied musical work by iDorsonal canvass or by per- sonally delivering advertisements or circulars.

(3) A copy of every written authority addressed to a chief officer of police under this section shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by any person without payment of any fee, and any person may take copies of or make extracts from any such authority.

(4) Any person aggrieved by a summary con- viction under this section may in England or Ireland appeal to a court of quarter sessions, and

in Scotland under and in terms of the Summary 38 & 39 Vict. Prosecutions Appeals (Scotland) Act, 1875. *'• '^^•

2. — (1) If ,a court of summary jurisdiction is Right of satisfied by information on oath that there is entry by- reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence execution of against this Act is being committed on any jDre- Act. mises, the court may grant a search warrant autho- I'ising the constable named therein \o enter the premises between the hours of six of the clock in the morning and nine of the clock in the evening, and, if necessary, to use force for making such entry, whether ,by breaking open doors or other- wise, and to seize any copies of any musical work or any plates in respect of wdiicli he has reasonable gronnd for suspecting that an offence against this Act is being committed.

(2) All copies of any musical work and plates seized under this section shall be brought before a court of summary jurisdiction, and if proved to be pirated copies or plates intended to be used for the printing or reproduction of pirated copies shall be forfeited and destroyed or otherwise dealt Avith as the court think fit.

3. In this Act— DefinitioDs.

The expression "pirated copies" means any copies of any musical work written, printed, or otherwise reproduced Avithout the con- h2

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