Section 13, The Summary Conviction Offences Ordinance

(l) Every person who shall be brought before a Magis- Person~ in ftrate, charged with having in his possession, or with conveying ~~~~:;;no in any manner, anything which may be reasonably suspected of ~u~pect~~ of being stolen, or unlawfully obtained, and who shall not give an emg s en. account to the satisfaction of the Magistrate of how he came by the same, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of not more than twenty pounds, or, in the discretion of the Magistrate, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months. (2) When any person shall be brought before a Magistrate charged with having or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained, or which may be reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and shall declare that he received the same from some other person, or that he was employed as a carrier, agent or servant to convey the same for some other person, such Magistrate shall, if practicable, cause every such other person, and also if necessary, every former or pretended purchaser or other person through whose possession such thing as aforesaid shall have passed, to be brought before him and examined, and shall examine witnesses upon oath touching the same; and if it shall appear to such Magistrate that any person so brought before him shall have had possession of such thing, and had reasonable cause to believe the same to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, Receivers of stolen property. 4 of 1950. Destruction or injury to trees, etc. Destruction or injury to plants. Decision by Magistrate as to value. every such person shall be deemed to have had possession of such thing at the time and place when and where the same was found or seized, and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months. (3) The possession of a carrier, agent or servant shall be deemed to be the possession of the person who employed such carrier agent or servant to convey such thing and such person shall be liable to the punishment hereinbefore mentioned.