Lawgist12Power to enter dock-yards, etc
(1) Any person empowered by this Act to seize and detain any ship may, at any reasonable time by day or night, enter any dock-yard, ship-yard or other place and make inquiries respecting any ship which he has reason to believe is liable to forfeiture under this Act, and may search such ship with a view to ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act have been or are being duly observed in respect thereof, and every person in charge of or employed in such place shall on request be bound to give the person so empowered all reasonable facilities for such entry and search and for making such inquiries.
(2) The provisions of sections 101, 102 and 103 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)1 , shall apply in the case of all searches made under this section.
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1. See now ss. 99 and 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Restriction on building or equipping vessels of war
- 4 Licences
- 5 Offences
- 6 Liability
- 7 Seizure, detention and search of ships
- 8 Procedure in forfeiture of ships
- 9 Disposal of forfeit
- 10 Special proof of relevant facts
- 11 Penalties for proceeding to sea after seizure
- 12 Power to enter dock-yards, etc
- 13 Courts by which and conditions subject to which offences may be tried
- 14 Indemnity
