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Police Offences Act 1935
57ASearching of hawkers, &c.
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### 57A Searching of hawkers, &c.
> *\[Section 57A Inserted by No. 71 of 1962, s. 12 \]*
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> > (1) Any police officer may search a hawker's pack if he has reason to suspect that it contains goods which are stolen or which it is unlawful for the hawker to sell.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section –
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> > > ***hawker*** includes pedlar;
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> > > ***pack*** includes any vehicle or container used by a hawker to carry the goods he hawks.