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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 ]
(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.
(2) For the purposes of this section –
hawker includes pedlar;
pack includes any vehicle or container used by a hawker to carry the goods he hawks.