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| (1) For the purposes referred to in section 14 the Director-General of Civil Aviation may give a direction in writing to the operator of any one or more aircrafts registered or operating in Sri Lanka or to the Agent in respect of any airport in Sri Lanka managed by him, requiring the operator or the Agent as the case may be"
| | (a) not to cause or permit any person or property to go or be taken, on board any aircraft to which the direction relates or to come or be brought into proximity to any such aircraft, unless such searches of those persons or that property as are specified in the direction have been carried out by authorized security personnel; | | |
| | (b) not to cause or permit any such aircraft to fly unless such searches of the aircraft as are specified in the direction have been carried out by authorized security personnel. | | |
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| (2) Any person who fails to comply with any direction given to him under this subsection shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable upon conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees. |
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| (3) For the purposes referred to in section 14, the Director-General of Civil Aviation may give a direction in writing to the Manager of an airport requiring him to allow the search of such airport including searches"
| | (a) of the airport or any part of it; | | |
| | (b) of any aircraft which at the time when the direction is given or at any subsequent time is in any part of the airport; and | | |
| | (c) of persons or property (other than aircraft) which may at any such time be in any part of the airport. | | |
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| (4) Where a direction given under this section to the Manager of an airport is for the time being in force, then if an authorised security personnel has reasonable cause to suspect that a dangerous article is in or may be brought into any part of the airport, he may, by virtue of this sub section and without a warrant, search any part of the airport or any aircraft, vehicle, goods or other movable property of any description which, or any person who, is for the time being in any part of such airport, and for that purpose"
| | (a) may enter any building in such airport or enter upon any land in the airport, if need be by force ; and | | |
| | (b) may stop and detain any such aircraft, after obtaining the concurrence of the Manager of the airport ; | | |
| | (c) may stop and detain such vehicle, goods, property or person and detain it or him so long as it is necessary for a proper search and in accordance with the law | | |
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| (5) Any person who"
| | (a) refuses or fails to comply with a direction given to him under subsection (3) ; or | | |
| | (b) obstructs or impedes a person acting in the exercise of a power conferred on him by subsection (4), | | |
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| (6) It shall be an offence for any person without lawful authority or reasonable excuse (the proof of which shall be on him) to have with him any dangerous article"
| | (a) in any aircraft registered in Sri Lanka, whether at a time when the aircraft is in Sri Lanka or not; or | | |
| | (b) in any other aircraft at a-time when it is in, or in flight over, Sri Lanka ; or | | |
| | (c) in any part of. an airport in Sri Lanka or at the entrance to an airport; or | | |
| | (d) in any air navigation installation in Sri Lanka which does not form part of an airport. | | |
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| (7) For the purposes of this section, the words " dangerous article " means"
| | (a) any firearm or any article having the appearance of being a firearm, whether capable of being discharged or not; | | |
| | (b) any explosive,, any article manufactured or adapted (whether in the form of a grenade or otherwise so as to have the appearance of being an explosive) whether it is capable of producing a practical effect by explosion or not, or any article marked or labeled so as to indicate that it is, or contains, an explosive ; and | | |
| | (c) any article made or adapted for use for causing injury to or incapacitating a person or for destroying or damaging property or intended by the person having it with him for such use whether by him or any other person. | | |
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| (8) Every person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts