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39.   Power of entry on licensed premises

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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39.   Power of entry on licensed premises

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    (1)   Any magistrate, or the Accountant General or a revenue officer or any police officer not being below the rank of corporal or any person authorised in writing by a magistrate or by the Accountant General, either alone or with such other persons as he or she may call to his or her assistance may—

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      (a)     enter any licensed premises or any yard, court or place belonging thereto or connected therewith at any time for the purpose of detecting or preventing any breach of the provisions of this Act, or any other statute which it is his or her duty to enforce, or of any licence or permit granted under this Act;

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      (b)     at any time demand the production of any licence or permit granted under this Act; and any person who fails to comply with this provision shall be guilty of an offence against this Act;

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      (c)     having reasonable grounds for suspecting that any liquor is being unlawfully sold or disposed of, stored, introduced or otherwise dealt with, enter and inspect any ship, boat, conveyance or any premises and examine any place therein and any receptacle, package or thing, and may use all necessary force and break open any door or entrance or obstruction to any of the aforesaid if entry cannot otherwise be obtained;

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      (d)     seize and detain any liquor which he or she has reason to believe has been distilled, manufactured, introduced, sold, disposed of or removed, or is possessed contrary to the provisions of this Act or any other statute or is on unlicensed premises for sale or disposal or otherwise, contrary to law, and any receptacle or package or thing containing the same and any ship, boat, conveyance or animal used in transporting liquor contrary to the provisions of this Act or any other statute.

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    (2)   Where upon the examination under the provisions hereinbefore contained of any licensed premises the stock or quantity of liquor found on the premises appears to the officer examining to be in excess of the quantity the licensee should have on hand, such excess, unless the licensee or person in charge of such premises accounts satisfactorily therefor to the officer by the production of permits or receipts or otherwise, shall be forfeited and the licensee or person in charge of such premises commits an offence.

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    (3)   The powers conferred by this section are in addition to and not in derogation of any power conferred by any other statute.

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