s. 28 (2) Whenever a police officer finds any such articles S. 27(2) on the premises or in the possession of any person amended by Nos 7876 or persons and has reasonable cause to suspect s. 2(3), that any of such articles has been stolen or 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item unlawfully taken or obtained he may bring all 190.8(a)(b)), such articles before the Magistrates' Court and 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. also may summon such a person to appear before item 160.10). the Magistrates' Court or arrest such a person and bring him or her before a bail justice or the Magistrates' Court. (3) Any person on whose premises or in whose S. 27(3) amended by possession any such article is so found who, after No. 9554 proof of the matters referred to in subsection (1) s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 319). or subsection (2) of this section, does not satisfy the court before which he is brought or appears that he came lawfully by the article or that the article was on his premises without his knowledge or assent shall be guilty of an offence. 25 penalty units or imprisonment for six months. 28 Recovery of possession of stolen cattle No. 6337 s. 44. S. 28 (1) A person claiming to be entitled to the possession amended by Nos 7876 of cattle which— s. 2(3), 57/1989 (a) have been reported to the police as having s. 3(Sch. been stolen not more than 12 months before items 190.9(a)–(f), the application; and 190.10, 190.11(a)(b)), (b) are in the possession or under the control of substituted by No. 71/1993 another person— s. 3. may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order for delivery of the cattle.
S. 27(2) amended by Nos 7876 s. 2(3), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 190.8(a)(b)), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 160.10). (2) Whenever a police officer finds any such articles on the premises or in the possession of any person or persons and has reasonable cause to suspect that any of such articles has been stolen or unlawfully taken or obtained he may bring all such articles before the Magistrates' Court and also may summon such a person to appear before the Magistrates' Court or arrest such a person and bring him or her before a bail justice or the Magistrates' Court. S. 27(3) amended by No. 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 319). (3) Any person on whose premises or in whose possession any such article is so found who, after proof of the matters referred to in subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section, does not satisfy the court before which he is brought or appears that he came lawfully by the article or that the article was on his premises without his knowledge or assent shall be guilty of an offence. 25 penalty units or imprisonment for six months. No. 6337 s. 44. S. 28 amended by Nos 7876 s. 2(3), 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. items 190.9(a)–(f), 190.10, 190.11(a)(b)), substituted by No. 71/1993 s. 3. 28 Recovery of possession of stolen cattle s. 28 (1) A person claiming to be entitled to the possession of cattle which— (a) have been reported to the police as having been stolen not more than 12 months before the application; and (b) are in the possession or under the control of another person— may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order for delivery of the cattle.
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