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(l) Any f~cav:rnt r.fthe Go\'er.1mcntl' authn- Power .'f risell in• this l Ii.ill I )' g1 ll('J .. ll or 11pccial ordr r or the sr,r,Mt. :~r~ [ . ( I . . I o1 approp11nlc 10\t,;1 nmriit ma)' nrr(".)l WJI 1out \\'ar· itant rant any person ngainst whom -: reascin:ihlc 3uspicion t•Xil>ls that he is . 1 per-on in n•<:prrt of whnm ~in nrUf'!l might lt1wl11(1\• hr 111a1lr. U•llll"t' !lllh•<('C"linn f1) Of liCl tion H•. (2) Any offic~1 exe1ci~ing tlte power ronrcraed hy 1U1Mrc·ti11n (1) m. y, at the time <lf mnking the arre~t, searcl any place and ~e1ze u11y p1'<1pen~ which is, or is rea inably suspcc te<l ol b~intZ. th::,I b) such person tor till' purpO!e of doing a1} ~" 1, 111 ronnnitling :rny offont·c of the nature d crihrd in sub-sc ·ti on (l ) or ,eclion ]h, and may rcquir,.. in writing any polic~ oflircr i;uhordinntc to him nnrl 1101 below 1 he ranl of a Sub-Inspector or any ollkcr in-l'harge of a polit'I" station a~ dcllnl'<I in the Codt-, wh:ther in the same or a dilTr-rcni district or jurisrlii'tion to ;;em·ch :tn\" such pince :tml <:cizc uny sur.h pro(>l'rty. The officC"1· to whom such rcqui:iitior1 i~ adcJrr !~d ~h.lll thereu1>0ll search the pJ;ice or places specified i11 the rl"qPisi•ion and fornard the propc.rt found, if .my, 10 1hc officer at whose rn.111e:it the :,e.lfch wa<; made. Thr pr0\+ .. ion11 nf th~ Code, so far n~ I hey r.nn be maJe appli- cable, shall npply t'> nn} se.1r\'11 ni~dc under this 11111>-!tl'tion. (3) Any officer making an a1rest under \Ub·:;ection (1) shall forthwith report the I act to the. r appropriatr Govcrnmc>nt I.:, nud ma·. hy mder in wntiug, commit an ~· person so nrrr:itt·d to custndy pending receipt of the oi·dcr!i of the { nppniprinte Government I t: an<l lhr: [appropriitc C:ovcmmcntl: m:iy hy genrial or special order ~pccify : the c11 1ody tn which sud1 person shaU be <:ommittc1l ; Pro\ idecl thnl 1111 pr1 11 :.h.111 h, detained i11 cu~- tody under 11 is ~i ction I• •1 a period exceeding fifteen davs, s.we under :i special order ol the I appropriall'" Government l -, and n., pt>rson shall in any cast- Le detained in cn~tody undel' this ~rc:tion for a period cxc-eeding two monfh~. J "ServanlJ of the Crown" were "-'bstitutcu r,,, "officw or the Govrrnmco1 '! t.y A.O· 1957, "Govrrnment" ng,i11 l1:u hel'n s~mtit 1tr.tl for"r.ro\1n'' h\ A.O. 1911) 2 Sllb1Umted by th,. A. 0. IQ37 fut '[.,c,r, 1 CoHrnment'. AnAu Aot !Jlfo~t'm~t IQ, 'J) 1 hr. [nppropri:it<' r.O\•,.rnmrnl] l :and et'CI'}' Of orden [.1en11nt of the Gu\'Crnmcnt]2 lO whom an}' copy of Zi.n)' order made undrr sectio11 16 ha~ heen directed or t'ndorsed b}' or unck1· the general 01· special nuthority ot thC" (appropriate Government] I may use• any and c-very means ncrr~sary to enforC'f' compliance with tuch order. (2) Anr offic1·1 c xerci:.ing any of the po\\ r.b con- fcitefl by ~ectiun IR ma} u~e 3ny a nd c\ er\" mems uec-1",~.t ry to thr. full rxercise ot mch power .... Pr.naltira for