Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 352

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352. W h e r e t h e s e a r c h t o b e p e r f o r m e d i s r e q u i r e d i n a n unattended vehicle and it is not p ossible to obtain the attenda nce of its registered owner, then a police officer may only carry out the search if he has a warrant from a superior officer not below th e rank of an inspector. Limitation as to search, etc. Amended by: XI.1900.55; L.N. 46 of 1965; VIII.1990.3. Substituted by: III.2002.74.

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