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Article 19 Police powers

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(1)

A power conferred by virtue of this Order on a constable—

(a)

is additional to powers which he has at common law or by virtue of any other law in force in the Territory, and

(b)

shall not be taken to affect those powers.

(2)

A constable may if necessary use reasonable force for the purposes of exercising a power conferred on him by virtue of this Order.

(3)

Where anything is seized by a constable under a power conferred by virtue of this Order, it may (unless the contrary intention appears) be retained for so long as is necessary in all the circumstances.