Article 5 Amendment of the Schedule to the principal Order

In paragraph 1(3) the words “on indictment” shall be deleted;

In paragraph 2(1) after the words “information on oath given by” there shall be inserted the words “any constable or”, and after the words “search warrant authorising any constable” there shall be added the words “or any officer of Customs and Excise”; and

Paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following paragraph—

“5

Any person who—

(a)

without reasonable excuse refuses or fails within the time and in the manner specified (or, if no time has been specified, within a reasonable time) to comply with any request made under this Schedule by any person who is empowered to make it; or

(b)

wilfully furnishes false information or a false explanation to any person exercising his powers under this Schedule; or

(c)

wilfully obstructs any person in the exercise of his powers under this Schedule; or

(d)

with intent to evade the provisions of this Schedule, destroys, mutilates, defaces, secretes or removes any document,

shall be guilty of an offence against this Order.”.