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ACT 39 AND 40 VIC. C. 77 



A.D. 1876. 



the jurisdiction of such last-mentioned courts may be trans- 

 ferred, in a case where such judge is satisfied that it is essential 

 for the purposes of justice in a criminal case to make any such 

 experiment. 



Entry on 

 warrant by 

 justice. 



Prosecution of 

 offences and 

 recovery of 

 penalties in 

 England. 



"Court of sum' 

 mary jurisdic- 

 tion." 



Legal Proceedings. 



13. A justice of the peace, on information on oath that 

 there is reasonable ground to believe that experiments in 

 contravention of this Act are being performed by an unlicensed 

 person in any place not registered under this Act may issue 

 his warrant authorising any officer or constable of police to 

 enter and search such place, and to take the names and 

 addresses of the persons found therein. 



Any person who refuses admission on demand to a police 

 officer or constable so authorised, or obstructs such officer or 

 constable in the execution of his duty under this section, or 

 who refuses on demand to disclose his name or address, or 

 gives a false name or address, shall be liable to a penalty not 

 exceeding five pounds. 



14. In England, offences against this Act may be prose- 

 cuted and penalties under this Act recovered before a court 

 of summary jurisdiction in manner directed by the Summary 

 Jurisdiction Act. 



In England "Summary Jurisdiction Act" means the Act 

 of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the 

 reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, 

 intituled u An Act to facilitate the performance of 

 " the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions 

 " within England and Wales with respect to summary 

 " convictions and orders," and any Act amending the 

 same. 



"Court of summary jurisdiction " means and includes any 

 justice or justices of the peace, metropolitan police 

 magistrate, stipendiary or other magistrate, or officer, 

 by whatever name called, exercising jurisdiction in 

 pursuance of the Summary Jurisdiction Act : Provided 

 that the court when hearing and determining an 

 information under this Act shall be constituted either 



