Clause 19
Amendment of section 47
of Postal Services (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 19 of 28
Clause 19
Section 47 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “a seizable offence” in subsection (1)(a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “an arrestable offence”;
(b)
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) For the purposes of this section, offences punishable under sections 28, 31, 34(1) and (4), 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 39B, 39E, 39H(1), 39I(1) and 39J(1) are deemed to be arrestable offences within the meaning of the Criminal Procedure Code.”; and
(c)
by deleting the words “seizable offences” in the section heading and substituting the words “arrestable offences”.