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PAWNBROKERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1954 - SECT 34

Notification by police of lost and stolen property.

34.(1) It shall be the duty of every district inspector of the Royal Ulster
Constabulary forthwith to notify to all pawnbrokers within his district full
particulars of any property lost, stolen or otherwise fraudulently obtained or
disposed of.

(2) A pawnbroker to whom any property answering to the description of anything
so notified as aforesaid is thereafter offered or shown, or who has any such
property in his possession, shall without delay inform the nearest police
station, and shall take all reasonable steps to detain any person offering or
showing such property and to deliver him as soon as practicable into the
custody of a constable to be dealt with according to law.

(3) A pawnbroker who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this
section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.


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