REVENUE OFFICERS POWER OF ARREST ORDINANCE, 1917

REVENUE OFFICERS POWER OF ARREST ORDINANCE, 1917

-1917.

No. 1 of 1917, mcorporated in No. 12 of 1916.

No. 2 of 1917.
An Ordinance to consolidate and ainend the law relating
to the powers of arrest possessed by revenue officers.

[16th March, 1917.]

1. This Ordinance ni-ay be cited as the Revenue Officers
Power of Arrest Ordinance, 1917.

2. In this Ordinance, revenue oflicer includes every
person appointed to act as a revenue officer under the
provisions of any enactment specified in the First Schedule.

3.-(1) Any revenue officer may arrest without warrant
any person found or reasonably suspected of committing or
attempting to commit, or employing, aiding or assisting any
person to commit any offence against, or of the unlawful
possession of any article liable to forfeiture -under, the
provisions of any enactment specified in the Second Schedule.

(2) The powers conferred by this Ordinance shall be in
addition to those. conferred by any other enactment.


4. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to amend
the Schedules to this Ordinance in any manner whatsoever.
[s. 5, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]

FIRST SCHEDULE. [s. 2.]

no. of ordinance Short title.

9 of 1911. Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911.
10 of 1916. Tobacco Ordinance, 1916.
30 of 1923. Opium Ordinance, 1923.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.

SECOND SCHEDULE. [s. 3 (1).]
No. of
Ordinance. Short title.
1 of 1862. Military 'Stores (Exportation) Ordinance, 1862.
1 of 1873. Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873.
11 of 1886. Ships (Prohibition of Sale of Liquor) Ordinance, 1886.
2 of 1891. Gambling Ordinance, 1891.
2 of 1900. Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900.
6 of 1900. Post Office Ordinance, 1900.
9 of 1911. Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911.
11 of 1912. Foreign Copper Coin Ordinance, 1912.
15 of 1913. Foreign Silver and Nickel Coin Ordinance, 1913.
32 of 1915. Importation and Exportation Ordinanee, 1915.
9 of 1916. Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1916.
10 of 1916. Tobaceo Ordinance, 1916.
30 of 1923. Opium Ordinanee, 1923.
[Originally No. 2 of 1917. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Interpretation. First Schedule. Power arrest. Second Schedule. Power to amend Schedules.

[Originally No. 2 of 1917. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Interpretation. First Schedule. Power arrest. Second Schedule. Power to amend Schedules.

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