Section 11: Powers of search. L.N. 47 of 1955

(1) A magistrate or justice of the peace, if satisfied by information upon oath that there is reasonable ground for believing that there is in any building, premises, ship, place, carriage, box or receptacle within any State or part of the Federation in which he has jurisdiction-
(a) anything upon or in respect of which an offence against the provisions of this Act has been or is suspected of having been committed; or
(b) anything which there is reasonable ground for believing will afford evidence as to the commission of any such offence; or
(c) anything which there is reasonable ground for believing is intended to be used for the purpose of committing any such offence,
may at any time issue a warrant under his hand authorising any police officer named therein or the Minister together with their assistants at any time or times within one month from the date of the warrant to enter or open, and if needs be by force, the building, premises, ship, place, carriage, box or receptacle named in the warrant and to examine the same and search for any such thing and to seize it, together with any vessel or receptacle containing the same.
(2) Any article or thing seized under the authority of such warrant shall as soon as possible be brought before a court to be dealt with according to law.
(3) In addition to the powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section any police officer, inspector of mines or customs officer may search the person and property of any person where the officer in question has cause to believe that the person who or whose property is to be searched is in the unlawful possession of raw gold.