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Search by police officers
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required to make a search of private premises under the provisions of
subsection (3) shall in addition carry with him upon such search the order
in writing mentioned in the said subsection.
(8) A police officer who finds the thing for which search is made shall
seize it and take it before the nearest magistrate empowered to take
cognisance of the offence.
Right of entry in case of fire
16. Any police officer may break into and enter upon any premises being or
appearing to be on fire, or any premises or land adjoining or adjacent
thereto, without the consent of any person, and may do all acts or things as
may be deemed necessary for extinguishing the fire on any premises or land,
or for protecting the same or other property, or rescuing any person or
property thereon from fire.
Power to take photographs, measurements, fingerprints, etc.
17. (1) Any police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant may on the
prescribed form take or cause to be taken in his presence, for the purpose
of record and identification, the measurements, photographs, fingerprints,
handprints and footprints of any person in lawful custody.
(2) A police officer acting in accordance with subsection (1) shall certify
on the form prescribed that the fingerprints have been taken by him, or that
he has caused them to be taken in his presence, in accordance with the
directions contained on the form, and that the particulars entered on the
form are, to the best of his knowledge and belief, accurate and true.
(3) All records of the measurements, photographs, fingerprints, handprints,
and footprints and any negatives and copies of such photographs, or of
photographs of such fingerprints, handprints and footprints, taken of a
person under this section shall be forthwith destroyed or handed over to
that person, if he is not charged with an offence or is discharged or
acquitted by a court, and has not previously been convicted by a court.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "person in lawful custody"
means any person in lawful custody otherwise than on account of non-payment
of a civil debt or under an order, writ or judgment of a court made or given
in civil proceedings or under an order for detention made under any law
authorising the detention in custody of witnesses.
Power to lay information
18. It shall be lawful for any police officer to lay any information before
a magistrate and to apply for a summons, warrant, search warrant, or such
other legal process as may by law issue against any person. No fee to be
chargeable on bail bonds
Power to inspect licences
19. Notwithstanding any other law for the time being in force, no fee or
duty shall be chargeable upon bail bonds for criminal cases, recognisance's
to prosecute or give evidence or recognisance's for personal appearance or
otherwise issued or taken by a police officer.
20. (1) It shall be lawful for any police officer to stop and question any
person whom he sees doing any act for which a license is required under the
provisions of any law for the time being in force, and to require that
person to produce his license.
(2) Subject to the provisions of any written law, any person who fails to
produce a licence when so required under subsection (1) by a police officer
may be arrested without a warrant unless he gives his name and address or
otherwise satisfies the police officer that he will duly answer any summons
or other proceedings which may be taken against him.
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