No. 6 of 1954. Predial Larceny (Prevention) 11

deals with in the manner laid down in subsections
(2), (3) and (4) of this section.

17. (1) If information is given on oath to
any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace that there
is reasonable cause for suspecting that any preedial
produce stolen or unlawfully obtained is concealed
or lodged in any house, store, yard or other place,
or on land (whether enclosed or not) or in any
vessel, such Magistrate or Justice of the Peace
may, by warrant under his hand directed to any
police officer, cause the louse, store, yard, place,
land or vessel to be entered and searched at any
time of the day or, if the warrant so authorises,

by night.

(2) The Magistrate or Justice of the Peace
issuing a warrant: under subsection (1) of this
section may, by such warrant, if it shall appear

necessary to him, give authority to the’ police

officer, with such assistance as may be found
necessary, to use force for the purpose of effecting
an entry, whetber by breaking open doors or other-
wise, but before using such force for the purpose
aforesaid the police officer shall make known his
authority.

(3) If upon search made in accordance with
the provisions ef subsections (1) and (2) of this
section, ahy predial produce which the police
"officer has reasonable cause to suspect to have been
stolen or unlawfully obtained is found, the police
officer shall arrest and bring before a Magistrate as
soon as may be practicable alter such arrest-—

(a) the person in whose house, store,
yard, place or vessel or on whose land such
predial produce is found; and

(b) any other person found in such
house, store, yard, place or vessel or on such
land, :

if the police officer has reasonable cause to suspect

that such:person placed or was privy to the placing
of such preedial produce in such house, store, yard,

place or vessel or on such land, knowing or having |

reasonable cause to suspect the same to have been
stolen or unlawfully obtained.

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