(7) A person shall not be guilty of an offence under subsection (6) unless a reasonable time has elapsed, following the service of the notice in accordance with subsection (1) on him, during which a request could have been made to a magistrate for an order under subsection (2).
(8) In this section—
“landlord” includes the holder of any lease or tenancy who has sublet his holding or any part thereof;
“tenancy” includes any sub-tenancy;
“tenant” includes any sub-tenant.
Powers of police officers to enter premises and remove suspected persons. 90. (1) A magistrate may, if satisfied by information on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that section 72 or subsection (6) of section 83 has been or is being contravened in respect of any premises or place, issue a search warrant authorizing any police officer named therein to enter at any time such premises or place and to search the premises or place and every person found therein and to remove therefrom any person who is or is reasonably suspected to be contravening section 72 or subsection (6) of section 83.
(2) A police officer may, if he reasonably suspects that section 72 or subsection (6) of section 83 has been or is being contravened in respect of any premises or place other than a dwellinghouse—
- (a) enter such premises or place without a warrant, if necessary by force;
- (b) search such premises or place and every person found therein; and
- (c) remove from such premises or place any person found therein who is or is reasonably suspected to be contravening section 72 or subsection (6) of section 83.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), no person shall be searched under this section except by a person of the same sex.
Service of notices. 91. (1) Where provision is made in this Ordinance for the Governor in Council or a public officer to serve a notice or to cause a notice to be served on a person, it shall be sufficient service if the notice is served—
- (a) by causing it to be delivered personally to the person on whom it is to be served;
- (b) by causing it to be sent by registered post to the last known address of the person on whom it is to be served;
