| (1) It shall be lawful for any member of the Security Service maintained under section 17 to detain within the limits of the airport"
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| (a) any person who commits or is committing an offence under this Part of this Act or under the Offences Against Aircraft Act, No. 24 of 1992 ; | | |
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| (b) any person against whom reasonable suspicion exists that he is about to commit an offence under this Part of this Act, or the Offences Against Aircraft Act, No. 24 of 1982; | | |
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| (c) any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he had aided and abetted the commission of any offence under this Part of this Act or the ' Offences Against Aircraft Act, No. 24 of 1982 : | | |
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| (d) any person having in his custody or possession, without lawful excuse, any offensive or dangerous weapon; | | |
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| (e) any person in possession of goods reasonably suspected to be property stolen or fraudulently obtained: | | |
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| (f) any person who is committing an offence within the airport being an offence in respect of which a person may be arrested without a warrant, under section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 18 of 1979; | | |
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| (g) any person who is committing theft of or damage to", any property belonging-to or in the possession of the Government of Sri Lanka or the Agent; | | |
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| (h) any person who is. found within the airport in circumstances which provide reason to believe that such person has committed, or is about to commit theft of, or damage to, any property belonging to, or in the possession of the Government of Sri Lanka or the Agent; | | |
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| (i) any person found taking precautions to conceal his presence under circumstance which afford reason to believe that he is taking such precautions with a_ view to committing a cognizable offence within the meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979 or an offence under this Part of this Act or the Offences Against Aircraft Act, No. 24 of 1982. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts