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(1) Any person in respect of whom an order under section 13 las been made may appeal to the Minister, who shall decide th appeal and make such order thereon as to him shall seem appropriate (2) The decision of the Minister on an appeal under this section shall be final Powers of search 5. (1) In any proclaimed area any police officer may, withou arrant and with or without assistance- (a) stop and search any person or vehicle found in any public road or place; and (b) if the police officer is of or above the rank of Sergeant— (i) stop and search any person or vehicle, whether in a public place or not; (ii) enter and search any premises; (ii) board and search any vessel, vehicle or aircraft not being or having the status of, a naval, military or air force vessel, vehicle or aircraft, with a view to ascertaining whether the person, vehicle, vessel or aircraft is carrying, or the premises contain, any offensive weapon or subversive document or any article or material or accumulation to prop eray, dr of bhis reso for arsing our eo thrt peor aay evidence of the commission of an offence is likely to be found on the person or premises or in any such vessel, vehicle or aircraft and may seize any such weapon, document, article or material if he has reasonable grounds for believing that it is intended or likely to be so used and any such evidence so found and any vessel, vehicle or aircraft in which the weapon, document, article, material or evidence is found: Provided always that any police officer may exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (b) on a police officer of or above the rank of Sergeant if he has reasonable grounds for believing that by reason of the delay which would be caused by referring the matter to an officer of or above the rank of Sergeant any evidence liable to seizure under the provisions of that paragraph is likely to be removed from the person, premises, vessel, vehicle or aircraft whereon the evidence is believed to be. (2) No woman shall be searched under this section except by a woman. Disposal of property