Search of premises and seizure therein
31.—(1)  Whenever any District Court or Magistrate’s Court has reason to believe that any person —
(a)has in his possession any guns, arms or explosives without a licence, or in contravention of the conditions upon which any licence is issued, or for any unlawful purpose; or
(b)cannot, in the judgment of the court, be left in possession of any guns, arms or explosives without danger to the public peace,
the court may, by warrant directed to any police officer or police officers, authorise the officer or officers, by day or by night —
(i)to enter and search the house or premises occupied by the person, or any house or premises wherein the court has reason to believe the guns, arms or explosives are to be found;
(ii)to seize and detain the guns, arms or explosives; and
(iii)to arrest any person found in the house or on the premises whom the officer or officers has or have reason to suspect to have committed any offence under this Act.
(2)  Any person who, upon a search being made under this section, having in his possession or under his control any guns, arms or explosives, or knowing where the guns, arms or explosives are concealed, refuses to produce or point them out to the person making the search, or intentionally conceals those guns, arms or explosives, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years and to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
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