Section 18: Power of entry without warrant
consolidated text (as amended). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
18. Power of entry without warrant
(1) A Magistrate may, upon information under oath laid before him by a
police officer not below the rank of Inspector and upon being satisfied that a
film is being exhibited or is about to be exhibited in any dwelling house or
place to which the public does not have access, in breach of this Act or
regulations made thereunder, issue a warrant authorising the police to—
(a) enter and search the dwelling house or place;
(b) seize the film and appliances used in connection with the
exhibition or to be used for the exhibition of the film.
(2) A police officer specified in subsection (1) may exercise the powers
conferred under that subsection without a warrant where he has reason to
believe that the contravention is taking place or is about to take place in a
cinema hall, public place or any other place to which the public has access.
(3) The Authority or the Chief Fire Officer may enter any building or place
specified in subsection (2) for the purpose of carrying out an inspection.
(4) A person who obstructs or hinders the Police, the Authority or the
Chief Fire Officer in the exercise of their powers under this Act, or refuses to
obey an order or direction given by the Police, the Authority or the Chief Fire
Officer, shall commit an offence.