Stamp Duties Consolidation Act, 1999

Proceedings for detection of forged dies, etc.

[SDMA1891 s16]

140.— On information given before a judge of the District Court on oath that there is just cause to suspect any person of being guilty of any of the offences specified in section 139 , such judge may, by a warrant under his or her hand, cause every house, room, shop, building, or place belonging to or occupied by the suspected person, or where such person is suspected of being or having been in any way engaged or concerned in the commission of any such offence, or of secreting any machinery, implements, or utensils applicable to the commission of any such offence, to be searched, and if on such search any of those several matters and things are found, the same may be seized and carried away, and shall afterwards be delivered over to the Commissioners.