§ 362 — Removal of packages, etc., to police station, etc., for examination and search

362.—(1) For the more convenient exercise of the powers under section 361, a customs officer may —(a)

remove an article to a police station or an examination station; or

(b)

order the article to be so removed by the owner of the article, the owner’s agent, or any person who has custody, charge or control of the article.

(2) A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $6,000.

(3) If a person fails to comply with an order under subsection (1)(b) in relation to an article —(a)

a customs officer may remove the article under subsection (1)(a); and

(b)

any expense of the removal, as certified by a senior customs officer, may be recovered as a fine from that person or the owner of the article.

—(1) For the more convenient exercise of the powers under section 361, a customs officer may —(a)

remove an article to a police station or an examination station; or

(b)

order the article to be so removed by the owner of the article, the owner’s agent, or any person who has custody, charge or control of the article.

(2) A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $6,000.

(3) If a person fails to comply with an order under subsection (1)(b) in relation to an article —(a)

a customs officer may remove the article under subsection (1)(a); and

(b)

any expense of the removal, as certified by a senior customs officer, may be recovered as a fine from that person or the owner of the article.