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Power to
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explosive.

Ch. 30. No. 4.] Explosives.

 

to enter the premises of any wholesale or retail dealer and to
inspect all explosives in the stock of such dealer and the
receptacles in which the same may be stored, and also to
inspect the books kept by any such dealer under this
Ordinance, and to take a copy of any entries in any of
such books.

(2) Any such dealer who refuses to allow such
inspection to be made or copy to be taken, or obstructs
any member of the Police Force while making such inspec-
tion or taking such copy, shall be liable to a fine of one
hundred and twenty dollars.

(3) Any wholesale or retail dealer whose stock of
explosives does not correspond with the amount as shown
by the entries in the books kept by such dealer under this
Ordinance shall, in the absence of any reasonable explana-
tion by such dealer, be liable to a fine of one hundred and
twenty dollars.

41. (1) Where any officer of Customs or constable has
reasonable cause to believe that any offence has been or is
being committed with respect to an explosive in any place
(whether a building or not, or a vessel or vehicle), or that
any explosive is in any such place in contravention of any
order of the Governor, or that the terms and conditions of
any such order are not duly observed in any such place, such
oflicer or constable may apply to a Magistrate or Justice for
a warrant (which warrant such Magistrate or Justice shall
grant, upon reasonable ground being assigned upon oath)
to search the said place and every part thereof, and on
obtaining such warrant and on producing the same, if
demanded, such officer or constable may enter at any time,
and, if need be, by force, and as well on Sundays as on other
days, the said place and every part thereof, and examine the
same and search for explosives therein, and take samples of
any explosive and ingredient of an explosive therein, and
any substance reasonably supposed to be an ingredient
of an explosive which may be found therein.

(2) Every person who, by himself or by any other
person, fails to admit into any place occupied by or under
the control of such person any officer or constable demanding
to enter in pursuance of this section, or in any way