Post Office Act · s 85

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85.
and 6
(1) Whenever it appears to the Postmaster General or any person whom he may depute to act for him under this section or when reasonable grounds for suspicion exist that an offence against section 5 or 6 is being committed or is about to be committed or attempted or whenever it appears that there is probable cause to believe that articles are concealed or deposited or contained in or on any conveyance, dwelling-house, shop or other building or place in contravention of section 5 or 6, the Postmaster General or such person may, if he has good grounds for believing that by reason of the   delay in obtaining a search warrant such articles are likely to be removed —
(a) stop and examine such conveyance or enter such dwelling-house, shop or other building or place and there search for and take possession of any such articles reasonably suspected of contravening the provisions of section 5 or 6 and of any books or documents which may reasonably have been believed to have a bearing on the case; or
(b) arrest any person or persons being in such conveyance, dwelling-house, shop or other building or place in whose possession such articles as aforesaid may be found or whom such officer may reasonably suspect to have concealed or deposited such articles and may search any person so arrested provided that no female shall be searched except by a female. Every person so arrested shall together with any article as to which an offence may have been committed or attempted to be committed, be taken to a police station.

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(2) Any person who shall refuse the Postmaster-General, or any person whom he may depute, access under the provisions of this section to any place or conveyance is guilty of an offence under this Act.

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s 85and 6

(1)

Whenever it appears to the Postmaster General or any person whom he may depute to act for him under this section or when reasonable grounds for suspicion exist that an offence against section 5 or 6 is being committed or is about to be committed or attempted or whenever it appears that there is probable cause to believe that articles are concealed or deposited or contained in or on any conveyance, dwelling-house, shop or other building or place in contravention of section 5 or 6, the Postmaster General or such person may, if he has good grounds for believing that by reason of the delay in obtaining a search warrant such articles are likely to be removed —

(a)

stop and examine such conveyance or enter such dwelling-house, shop or other building or place and there search for and take possession of any such articles reasonably suspected of contravening the provisions of section 5 or 6 and of any books or documents which may reasonably have been believed to have a bearing on the case; or

(b)

arrest any person or persons being in such conveyance, dwelling-house, shop or other building or place in whose possession such articles as aforesaid may be found or whom such officer may reasonably suspect to have concealed or deposited such articles and may search any person so arrested provided that no female shall be searched except by a female. Every person so arrested shall together with any article as to which an offence may have been committed or attempted to be committed, be taken to a police station.

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(2)

Any person who shall refuse the Postmaster-General, or any person whom he may depute, access under the provisions of this section to any place or conveyance is guilty of an offence under this Act.