Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment: Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting any police officer or any other person empowered thereto under any enactment from performing the duties conferred and imposed upon him by this Act or any other enactment. (2) If, on the trial of any person on a charge of stealing a vessel, the court is of the opinion that the accused was not guilty of stealing the vessel but was guilty of an offence under subsection (1), the court may find him guilty of an offence under subsection (1), and thereupon he shall be liable to punishment accordingly. 53B Power of police to stop and search vessel (1) Where a police officer has reason to suspect that an offence has been committed by any person on board a vessel on inland waters, it shall be lawful for him to stop, go on board and search such vessel without warrant and to seize any thing which he has reasonable grounds for believing will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence under any law. (2) Any person who, when called upon to stop a vessel under his control in terms of subsection (1), fails to comply immediately with such request shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment.”. PART XIV TOURISM ACT [CHAPTER 14:20] By the repeal of section 58. PART XV DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT [CHAPTER 15:03] 1. In section 2 by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsection— “(3) Any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in Chapter VII (“Crimes Involving Dangerous Drugs”) of the Criminal Law Code shall have the same meaning when used in this Act.”. 2. By the repeal of sections 3, 4 and 5 and the substitution of the following section— “3 Application of Part II This Part applies to any dangerous drug referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “dangerous drug” in section 155 of the Criminal Law Code (that is, any coca bush, coca leaf, raw opium or cannabis plant).”. 3. By the repeal of Part III. 4. In section 10 by the repeal of subsection (2). 5. By the repeal of Part V and the substitution of— - 176 -

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