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| (1) For the purposes of this Act, any inspector may, if generally or specifically instructed in that behalf by the Director-Genera] or any other person authorized in writing to act on behalf of the Director-General
| | (a) without previous notice, at any time during business hours, by day or night enter upon any premises in or upon which any commodity or product specified in such instructions, for which, or for the manufacture, production, processing or treatment of which there is a standard specification or a certification mark, is or is reasonably suspected to be manufactured, produced, processed or treated or in or upon which any such commodity or product is or is reasonably suspected to be kept for the purpose of trade; | | |
| | (b) inspect and examine or take samples of such commodity or product or any material or substance used or suspected to be intended for use in the manufacture, production, processing or treatment thereof, and open any package or container which contains or is suspected to contain any quantity of any such commodity or product or material or substance; | | |
| | (c) inspect any operations carried out in or upon any such premises in connection with the manufacture, production, processing or treatment of any commodity or product for the manufacture, production, processing or treatment of which there is a standard specification or a certification mark; | | |
| | (d) at any time, require from any person the production then and there, or at a time and place fixed by the inspector, of such book, notice, record, list or other document pertaining to the manufacture, production, processing or treatment of any commodity or product, which is in the possession, custody or under the control of that person or of any other person on his behalf; | | |
| | (e) examine any such book, notice, record, list or other document, make copies of or take extracts from any such book, notice, record, list or other document which relates to any commodity or product referred to in paragraph (a) or to any permit issued or to be issued under this Act, require from any person an explanation of any entries contained therein, and seize any such book, notice, record, list or other document as in his opinion may afford evidence of any offence under this Act; | | |
| | (f) question either alone or in the presence of any other person, as he thinks fit, with respect to any matter which is being investigated by him, every person whom, he finds on the premises entered by him by vrture of the aforesaid powers or whom he has reasonable grounds for believing to be or to have been employed on any such premises or to be in possession, custody or control of anything referred to in this subsection; | | |
| | (g) require any person referred to in paragraphs (d), (e) or (f) to appear before him at a time and place fixed by him, and question that person concerning any matter which is being investigated by him : | | |
| | (h) obtain the services of one or more police officers to assist him if he has reasonable cause to apprehend any serious obstruction in the execution of his duties ; and | | |
| | (i) exercise such other powers as may be connected with or incidental to the exercise of the powers conferred by the preceding paragraphs of this subsection. | | |
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| (2) A person who is in charge of any premises referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall at all times furnish such facilities as are required by an inspector for the purpose of exercising his powers under subsection (1) of this sub section. |
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| (3) Any inspector exercising any powers conferred upon him by this section shall, on demand, produce the certificate provided to him under subsection (2) of section 29 and the written instructions referred to in subsection (1) of this section. |
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