Section 10A

A senior officer of customs, as defined in section 2(1) of the

Customs Order, 2006 (S 39/2006), a police officer not below the rank of

Inspector, the Postmaster-General and the Deputy Postmaster-General may detain, open and examine any package or article which he suspects to contain any newspaper which is being or has been brought into Brunei Darussalam for the purposes of publication, sale or distribution in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any condition imposed in respect of any permit.

Any police officer or any officer of customs, as defined in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006 (S 39/2006), may seize and detain any newspaper found in the possession of any person which the police officer or officer of customs has reasonable cause to believe has been printed, published, sold or distributed or is intended to be printed, published, sold or distributed in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any condition imposed in respect of any permit.

Any such newspaper which has been printed, published, sold or distributed shall, whether or not any person has been convicted of any office in respect thereof —