Explosives. [Ch. 30. No. 4.

obstructs such officer or constable in the execution of his
duty under this section, shalj be liable to a fine of two
hundred and forty dollars, and shall also be liable to
forfeit all explosives and ingredients thereof which are,
at the time of the offence, in his possession or under his
control at the said place.

42. Where any officer or constable as aforesaid has
reasonable cause to believe that any explosive, or ingredient
of an explosive, or substance found by him is liable to be
forfeited under this Ordinance, he may seize and detain
the same until a Magistrate has determined whether the
same is or is not so liable to be forfeited, and with respect
thereto the following provisions shall have effect—

(a) the officer or constable seizing may cither require
the occupier of the place in which it was seized (whether
a building or not, or a vessel or vehicle) to detain the
same in such place or in any place under the control of
such occupier, or may remove it in such manner and to
such place as will, in his opinion, least endanger the
public safety and there detain it, and may, where the
matter is urgent and fraught with serious public danger,
if authorised in writing by the Comptroller of Customs
and Excise, a Justice or an officer of Police, cause the
same to be destroyed or otherwise rendered harmless;
but before destroying or rendering harmless the same,
he shall take and keep a sample thereof, and shall, if
required, give a portion of the sample to the person
owning the explosive or having the same under his
control at the time of the seizure ; andany such occupier
who, by himself or by any other person, fails to keep the
same when he is required in pursuance of this section
to detain it, and any such occupier or other person
who, except with the authority of the officer or
constable seizing the same, or of the Comptroller
of Customs and Excise, or an officer of Police, or, in
case of emergency, for the purpose of preventing
explosion or fire, removes, alters, or in any way
tampers or deals with the same while so detained, shall
be liable to a fine of two hundred and forty dollars,
and shall also be liable to forfeit all explosives and
ingredients thereof which are, at the time of the

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Seizure and
detention of
_explosive
liable to
forfeiture.