Publication of harmful matter

60.-(1) Any person who prints, publishes, sells or lets on hire any book, magazine or other like work which consists wholly or partly of stories told in pictures (with or without written matter) portraying the commission of crimes, acts of violence or cruelty or incidents of a repulsive or horrible nature in such a way that the work as a whole would tend to corrupt a child under the age of sixteen years into whose hands it might fall (whether by inciting or encouraging him to commit crimes or acts of violence or cruelty or in any other way whatsoever) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding .450 or imprisonment not exceeding four months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any police officer or welfare worker may confiscate any such work as aforesaid and any work so seized shall be destroyed, or disposed of, according to the instructions of the Court.

(3) Any Court may, if satisfied on sworn information that there is reasonable ground for believing that such works are being kept in a building or place within its jurisdiction or that an offence under this section is being committed in a building or place within its jurisdiction, on the application of a police officer or welfare officer, grant a warrant to search such a building or place and seize any such works found there.