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This legislation has been repealed.

GAMING AND BETTING ACT 1906 (REPEALED) - SECT 15

Police power to enter declared premises

While a declaration under section 8 (Declaration of common gaming house) is in force in relation to any house, office, room, or other place, a police officer may, without warrant—

        (a)     enter the house, office, room, or other place; or

        (b)     enter any land or building that the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect is used as a means of access to or of exit or escape from the house, office, room, or other place; or

        (c)     pass through, from, over, and along any other land or building for the purpose of entering under paragraph (a) or (b); or

        (d)     for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c), obtain the assistance and use the force that is necessary and reasonable; or

        (e)     seize any instruments of gaming and any instruments of betting, and any money in the house, office, room, or other place.



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