Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 · s 14

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14.
Power to stop and search conveyance
(1)	 Where an authorized officer or a police officer has reasonable suspicion that a conveyance is carrying padi or rice in contravention of any provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, it shall be lawful for the officer to stop and examine the conveyance for the purpose of ascertaining whether any padi or rice is contained therein or is being moved or transported contrary to such provision and the person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall if required to do so by the officer, stop the conveyance and allow the officer to examine the same.
(2)	 The person in control or in charge of a conveyance examined under the provision of subsection (1) shall on request by the authorized officer or police officer open all parts of the conveyance for examination by the officer and take all measures necessary to enable the examination as the officer considers necessary to be made.
*NOTE—Any reference made in any other written law, arrangement or instruments to “territorial waters” shall in so far as such reference affects federal law means “territorial sea” and shall be construed subject to the provisions of this Act—see section 6 of the Territorial Sea Act 2012
[Act 750].

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s 14Power to stop and search conveyance

(1)

Where an authorized officer or a police officer has reasonable suspicion that a conveyance is carrying padi or rice in contravention of any provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, it shall be lawful for the officer to stop and examine the conveyance for the purpose of ascertaining whether any padi or rice is contained therein or is being moved or transported contrary to such provision and the person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall if required to do so by the officer, stop the conveyance and allow the officer to examine the same.

(2)

The person in control or in charge of a conveyance examined under the provision of subsection (1) shall on request by the authorized officer or police officer open all parts of the conveyance for examination by the officer and take all measures necessary to enable the examination as the officer considers necessary to be made.

*NOTE—Any reference made in any other written law, arrangement or instruments to “territorial waters” shall in so far as such reference affects federal law means “territorial sea” and shall be construed subject to the provisions of this Act—see section 6 of the Territorial Sea Act 2012

[Act 750].

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