Section 128: Power to board and search aircraft or ship

128. Power to board and search aircraft or ship (1) Any proper officer may, within the borders of Mauritius, including its territorial waters and air space— (a) board any aircraft or ship; (b) search any aircraft or ship; and (c) secure any goods on any aircraft or ship. (2) (a) The power of an officer to board shall extend to staying on board any aircraft or ship in or for the performance of his duties. (b) The Director-General may station an officer on board any ship and the master shall provide suitable accommodation and suitable and sufficient food for that officer. C62 – 55 [Issue 8] Customs Act (3) The power of an officer to search shall— (a) extend to every part of any aircraft or ship; and (b) include the power to open any package, locker or place and to examine all goods. (4) The power of an officer to secure any good shall include the power to— (a) fasten down hatchways and other openings into the hold; (b) lock up, seal, mark or otherwise secure any goods; and (c) remove any goods to the customs warehouse. (5) No person shall, so long as the goods on which the fastening, lock, mark or seal is placed, or which are intended to be secured, remain subject to the control of Customs, open, alter, break or erase any fastening, mark, lock or seal placed by an officer on any goods or door, hatchway, opening or place on any aircraft or ship unless the Director-General so authorises.