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Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989
22Co-operation with police
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22 Co-operation with police
S. 22(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 150.2).
(1) A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker must check second-hand goods in his or her possession and second-hand goods which he or she receives against any notice describing stolen goods served on him or her by a police officer.
S. 22(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 150.2).
(2) A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker who suspects for any reason that goods in his or her possession or which he or she receives may have been stolen must immediately inform a police officer.
Penalty applying to this subsection: 20 penalty units.