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Powers of Gárda Síochána.
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9.—(1) Any member of the Gárda Síochána may demand from any person whom he observes to be engaged in street-trading other than stall-trading in the City of Dublin the production of his street-trader's certificate granted to him under this Act and if such person fails or refuses to produce such certificate accordingly or to permit such member of the Gárda Síochána to read and examine the same he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
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(2) Any member of the Gárda Síochána may demand from any person whom he observes to be engaged or believes to engage in stall-trading in the City of Dublin all or any of the following things, that is to say:—
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(a) the production of his street-trader's certificate granted under this Act,
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(b) the production of his street-trader's stall licence granted under this Act,
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(c) the number of assistants employed by him in such stall-trading,
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(d) the names and addresses of all (if any) assistants so employed by him,
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and if such person fails or refuses to produce such certificate or licence accordingly or to permit such member of the Gárda Síochána to read and examine the same or fails or refuses to give such number or any such name or address accordingly he shall, unless he claims to be an assistant to a stall-trader, be guilty of an offence under this section.
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(3) If any person to whom such demand as is mentioned in the next foregoing sub-section is made claims in response to such demand to be an assistant to a stall-trader he shall furnish to the member of the Gárda Síochána making the demand his own name and address and the name and address of the stall-trader whose assistant he claims to be and if he fails or refuses to give such names and addresses or any of them or gives any name or address which is false or misleading he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
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(4) If any person of whom such demand as is mentioned in the foregoing sub-sections of this section is duly made under this section by a member of the Gárda Síochána fails or refuses to comply with such demand in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section such person may be arrested and all goods which he is selling or offering, exposing, or carrying for sale and the receptacle, vehicle, or stand on or in which he is exposing or carrying such goods and all utensils, boxes, and other articles (including money) thereon and any draught animal attached thereto may be seized by the said or any other member of the Gárda Síochána without a warrant.
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(5) Any person found guilty by a court of summary jurisdiction of an offence under this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
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