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PART VI
SEARCH, SEIZURE AND ARREST
50.
—(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether any animal or bird is suffering from disease or for the purpose of ascertaining whether any offence under this Act has been or is being committed —
(a)
any authorised officer or police officer may enter and examine any land, building or premises on or in which he suspects any animal or bird is being kept for the purpose of examining the animal, bird, land, building or premises and the owner of the land, building, premises, animal or bird shall render the authorised officer or police officer all necessary assistance and furnish such information as may be required of him; and
(b)
any authorised officer, police officer or officer of customs may stop, enter and examine any conveyance used for carrying animals.
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(2) Any authorised officer, police officer or officer of customs acting under subsection (1) may, if the circumstances so warrant, with such assistance as he thinks necessary, remove anything obstructing his entry to the premises or conveyance or break open any door, window, lock, fastener, hold, compartment, box, container or any other thing.
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(3) No compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of any damage to his property caused or occasioned by any act authorised by subsection (2).
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(4) Any person in charge of a conveyance who does not stop when he is required to do so by any authorised officer, police officer or officer of customs under subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
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51.
—(1) Where any authorised officer or police officer has reason to believe that any offence under this Act has been or is being committed or where any officer of customs has reason to believe that an offence under this Act relating to importation or exportation has been or is being committed, the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer may —
(a)
seize any animal, bird, carcase or article, the subject-matter of such an offence; and
(b)
remove that animal, bird, carcase or article to any compound, enclosure or other place selected by the authorised officer and there detain it.
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(2) Where any animal, bird, carcase or article has been seized and detained under subsection (1), the authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer shall report the same to a Magistrate and the Magistrate may make such order for the further detention or release of the animal, bird, carcase or article as he may think fit.
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(3) The owner of the animal, bird, carcase or article shall pay such sum as the Magistrate may consider reasonable to cover the expenses connected with its removal to a place of detention and unless that sum is paid within a specified time the animal, bird, carcase or article shall be forfeited.
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52.
—(1) Any authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer may arrest without warrant any person whom he sees or finds committing or attempting to commit or whom he reasonably suspects of being engaged in committing or attempting to commit any offence under this Act, if —
(a)
the person refuses to furnish his name and address;
(b)
the person furnishes an address out of Singapore;
(c)
there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person has furnished a false name or address; or
(d)
the person is likely to abscond.
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(2) Any authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer making an arrest without warrant shall, subject to subsection (3), without unnecessary delay bring the person arrested before a Magistrate’s Court.
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(3) No person who has been arrested by any authorised officer, officer of customs or police officer shall be released, except on his own bond or on bail or on the special order in writing of the Magistrate or the Director-General.
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