Cap. 37 Art. 71Officers may search premises by warrant granted by Attorney General or magistrate on reasonable cause shown.

(1) If any Customs official or Police officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any prohibited or uncustomed goods are harboured, or kept or concealed in any house, building or other enclosure, within the meaning of article 355E of the Criminal Code, and this is made to appear by a declaration on oath before the Attorney General or a magistrate, it shall be lawful for the Attorney General or such magistrate, by warrant under his hand, to authorize such official or officer to enter and search such house, building or other enclosure, and to seize and carry away any prohibited or uncustomed goods found therein:

Provided that, where any Customs official or Police officer has reasonable cause to suspect that any prohibited or uncustomed goods are harboured, or kept or concealed in any such place as aforesaid and has reasonable cause to apprehend that there is imminent danger that any such goods will be removed or suppressed, such Customs official, if authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner, or such Police officer, if authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner of Police may exercise in relation to such place as aforesaid, the powers mentioned in this article in the same manner as if he were authorized so to do by a warrant issued under this article.

(2) It shall be lawful for such official or officer, in case of resistance, to break open any door and to force and remove any impediment or obstruction to such entry, search or seizure as aforesaid.