Undesirable Publications Act · 2010 Revised Edition
6. Power to examine packages
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any —
officer of the Postal Services Department not below the rank of Postmaster-General;
proper officer of customs;
police officer not below the rank of Inspector; and
other officer authorised in that behalf by the Minister*, may detain, open and examine any package or article which he suspects to contain any prohibited publication or extract therefrom and during such examination may detain any person importing, distributing or posting such package or article, or in whose possession such package or article is found.
If any prohibited publication or extract therefrom is found in such package or article, the whole package or article may be impounded and detained by the officer and the person importing, distributing or posting it, or in whose possession it is found, may forthwith be arrested by such officer and proceeded against for the commission of an offence under sections 4 or 5, as the case may be.
prohibited publication
“prohibited publication” means any publication, the importation, sale or circulation of which has been prohibited under section 3;
Terms defined in s 2
prohibited publication
Defined · s 2“prohibited publication” means any publication, the importation, sale or circulation of which has been prohibited under section 3;