No. 15. Customs (Amendment). 1973.


 or other conveyance is or may be carrying any
 goods which are:-
 (a) chargeable with any duty which has
 not been paid or secured; or
 (b) in the course of being unlawfully
 removed from or to any place; or
 (c) otherwise liable to forfeiture under
 the customs laws,
 any officer or constable may stop and search that
 ship, aircraft, vehicle or conveyance.

 (2) If when so required by any such officer
 or constable the person in charge of any such
 ship, aircraft or vehicle or conveyance refuses to
 stop or to permit the ship, aircraft, vehicle or
 conveyance to be searched, he shall be liable to
 a penalty of five hundred dollars.
Power to (3) The Comptroller may direct any officer
examine to examine any goods laden or unladen or in-
goods Laden tended to be laden or unladen on board or from
or unladen.
 any ship arriving at or departing from the State;
 and if any person wilfully obstructs any such
 officer in the examination of any. such goods, he
 shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one
 thousand dollars.

Power to search 93. (1) Where there are reasonable grounds
persons. to suspect that any person to whom this section
 applies is carrying any article:-
 (a) which is chargeable with any duty
 which has not been paid or secured;
 or
 (b) with respect to the importation or ex-
 portation of which any prohibition or
 restriction is for the time being in
 force under or by virtue of any en-
 actment,
 any officer or any person acting under the direc-
 tions of an officer may search him and any article
 he has with him, and if any such person shall upon
 being questioned by any officer whether he had
 any goods obtained outside the State upon his
 person, or in his possession, or in his baggage,