Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2007C00112:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2007C00112
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 15114–17813

guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $6,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year, or to both.

20 Powers of arrest

 (1) A police officer may, without warrant, arrest:
 (a) any person found committing or attempting to commit an offence under this Ordinance; and
 (b) any person whom the police officer reasonably suspects has committed, or has attempted to commit, an offence under this Ordinance.

 (2) A police officer must take a person arrested to a police station, and, as soon as is reasonably practicable, bring the person before a court to be dealt with according to law.

21 Powers of entry and search

 (1) If a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace has reason to believe:
 (a) that a person has contravened or is contravening this Ordinance in relation to any firearm, ammunition or explosives; and
 (b) that the firearm, ammunition or explosives are to be found in or upon any premises, place or conveyance;
the Magistrate or Justice of the Peace may grant to a police officer a warrant to enter and search the premises, place or conveyance for firearms, ammunition and explosives and to seize and take any firearm, ammunition or explosives reasonably suspected to be the firearm, ammunition or explosives referred to in paragraph (a).

 (2) A police officer to whom a warrant is granted in respect of any premises, place or conveyance, may:
 (a) if it is necessary to do so; and
 (b) with any reasonable and necessary assistance;
use reasonable force to gain access and entry to all or any part of the premises, place or conveyance.

 (3) In this section conveyance includes a vehicle, a vessel and an aircraft.

22 Seizure of firearms, ammunition and explosives

 (1) A police officer may, if he reasonably suspects that a person has contravened or is contravening this Ordinance in relation to any firearm, ammunition or explosives in the possession of that person, require the person to produce:
 (a) a permit or temporary import permit that relates to the firearm, ammunition or explosives; or
 (b) other evidence to satisfy the police officer that the person has not and is not contravening this Ordinance in relation to the firearm, ammunition or explosives; or
 (c) both a permit or temporary import permit and other evidence referred to in paragraph (b).

 (2) If, upon a requirement made under subsection (1), no permit, temporary import permit or evidence referred to in paragraph (1) (b) is produced, the police officer may, without warrant, seize and take the firearm, ammunition or explosives.

23 Obstruction of persons exercising powers

  A person who resists or obstructs the exercise by a police officer or authorised