Cap. 258 Art. 17Safe custody of documents.

(1) Every person to whom an identity document has been issued shall keep it in his safe custody and shall produce it on demand, or as may be prescribed, or as may be required by any enactment, and, where so required by any enactment, deliver it to any lawful authority: Provided that a person shall not be required to deliver a valid identity document unless he is given a receipt therefor by the person requiring its delivery.

(2) For the purposes of this article "lawful authority" means a person or authority authorised by law to require the production or delivery of an identity document.

(3) Any member of the police force may require any person to whom an identity document has been issued to produce that document on demand or, if it is not practicable for the person so required to produce it on demand, not later than twenty-four hours, or at an earlier time which may be established, to produce such document after the demand is made. identity document.