Cap 109 s 15 Seizure of things used for commission of offences (DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	109	Title:	DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	15	Heading:	Seizure of things used for commission of offences	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) Whenever it is lawful under this Ordinance for a member of the Customs and Excise Service or a police officer to seize, remove and detain any goods, it shall be lawful for him in a like manner to seize, remove and detain- (Amended 66 of 1986 s. 12)

(a) any receptacle in which the goods are contained;

(b) any ship not exceeding 250 tons gross tonnage or any vehicle or aircraft not being a public transport or state aircraft in which the goods are found; (Amended 3 of 1970 s. 9)

(c) any machinery, implement, utensil or material used or intended to be used for the commission of an offence against this Ordinance; and

(d) anything which may appear to be or to contain evidence that any offence against this Ordinance has been or is about to be committed. (Amended 3 of 1970 s. 36)

(2) For the purposes of this section, "public transport" (公共交通工具) in relation to "vehicle" means "taxis" or "public buses" as defined in section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374). (Amended 75 of 1982 s. 114)