PAWNBROKERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1954

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PAWNBROKERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1954 - SECT 28



28.(1) A pawnbroker, where it appears to him that

(a)the circumstances in which a person offers anything to him by way of pawn
are suspicious; or

(b)a person attempting to redeem a pledge has no right nor bona fide claim of
right to redeem such pledge;

(2) If any such person being so required is unable or refuses to give to the
pawnbroker a satisfactory account of himself or of the means by which the
thing or the pawn-ticket came into his possession, or gives any information
about such thing or pawn-ticket, or his name or address, or the name or
address of the owner of the thing, which appears to the pawnbroker to be
false, or if the pawnbroker has any other reason to suspect that the thing or
pawn-ticket has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully or wrongfully obtained,
the pawnbroker shall forthwith report the circumstances at a police station,
and shall take all reasonable steps to detain such person 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 provisions of this
section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

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Northern Irish Legislation

PAWNBROKERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1954 - SECT 28