Offence of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo. 18. (1) Any person who—
- (a) imports any unmanifested cargo; or
- (b) exports any unmanifested cargo,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
(2) It shall be a defence to a charge under this section against the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle, if the owner proves that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have known that the cargo was unmanifested.
Written list showing ports of call to be furnished to the Director. 19. (1) The owner of any vessel shall, if required to do so by the Director, an authorized officer or a member of the Preventive Service, furnish forthwith to the Director or to the authorized officer or member of the Preventive Service, a written list showing, so far as the owner is aware, every port or place at which the vessel has called during the period of three months immediately preceding the date of its arrival in Hong Kong.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of two hundred dollars.
PART V.
Powers of Investigation.
General powers of members of Preventive Service, etc. 20. (1) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by section 21, any member of the Preventive Service and any authorized officer may, for the purposes of this Ordinance—
- (a) enter at any reasonable time and search any premises (other than domestic premises) or place registered under this Ordinance and occupied by a person who has been registered under this Ordinance or a person who is the holder of a licence;
- (b) stop, board and search any vessel, aircraft or vehicle; or
- (c) require any licence or any document—
- (i) which relates to the origin or nature of any article;
- (ii) which he suspects to be relevant to an offence under this Ordinance,
- to be produced to him;
