No. 15. Customs (Amendment). 1973. sending the signal or message shall be liable to forfeiture. (2) If, in any proceedings under the fore- going sub-section, any question arises as to whether any signal or imssage was such a signal or message as a foresaid, the burden of proving that it was not, shall lie upon the defendant or claim in nt. (3) If any officer or constable or any member cf the coastguard has reasonable grounds for sus- pecting that any such signal or message as afore- said is being or is about to be made or transmitted from any ship, aircraft, vehicle, house or place, he may board or enter liat ship, aircraft, vehicle, house or pla ie and take such step.; as are reasonably necessary to stop or prevent the sending of the signal or message. Intenreddling 86. If any person, not being an officer or with goods 'constable, intermeddles with or takes up any founll dioating uncustomed. prohibited or restricted goods, etc. being in packages found floating upon or sunk into the sea, such uneustomed, prohibited or re- siricted goods shall be liable to forfeiture, and every such person shall incur a penalty of one hundred dollars. Forfeiiure 87. (1) Without prejudice to any other pro- of ships. vision of this Act, where anything has become liable to forfeiture under the Customs laws:- (a) any ship, aircraft, vehicle, animal any item of passengers' baggage container or other thing whatsoever which has been used for the carriage. handling, deposit or concealment of an article so liable to forfeiture, either at a time when it was so lia- ble or for the purposes of the com- mission of the offence for which it later became so liable; and (b) any other thing mixed, packed or found with the article so liable, shall also be liable to forfeiture.