Section 13
Search warrant against premises
(1)
A Magistrate or a senior police officer on being satisfied, upon receiving information and after any further inquiry which he may think necessary, that there is good reason to believe that any place is kept or used as a common gaming house, may by warrant authorise any person therein named or any police officer, with such assistance and by such force as may be necessary, by night or by day —
(i)
to enter or go to such place and to search the place and all persons found therein;
(ii)
to seize all instruments or appliances for gaming and all money, securities for money and other articles reasonably supposed to have been used or intended to be used for any game or lottery which may be found in such place or on any such persons; and
(iii)
to detain all such persons until they and the place have been searched.
(b)
If any of the things or circumstances which are made by this
Act presumptive evidence of guilt are found therein, they shall be taken before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
(2)
All instruments or appliances for gaming, money, securities for money and other articles —
(a)
found in a common gaming house or on any persons found therein or escaping therefrom; and
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(b)
which the Magistrate is of opinion were used or intended to be used for any gaming or lottery, shall be declared by him to be forfeited to the Government and shall be dealt with accordingly.