24B. Power to stop and search conveyances

(1)

If any forest officer or police officer has reasonable suspicion that any conveyance is carrying forest produce in contravention of this Act or in respect of which an offence against this Act is being or has been committed, he may stop and examine that conveyance.

(2)

The person in control or in charge of the conveyance shall, if required to do so by the forest officer or police officer —

(a)

stop the conveyance and allow the forest officer or police officer to examine it;

(b)

open all parts of the conveyance for examination and take all measures necessary to enable or facilitate the carrying out of such examination as the forest officer or police officer considers necessary to make.

(3)

Any person who fails or refuses to comply with any requirement of a forest officer or police officer under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

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Rules

Read on from Part IV