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NO. 23 OF 2018


(b) exercise any of the powers set out in sections 47 and 48.

(2) Before exercising the power of entry under subsection (1), the authorised officer must—

(a) declare the office of the authorised officer; and
(b) produce to the person against whom the authorised officer is acting such identification card as the Agency may direct authorised officers to carry.

Power to demand names and addresses on entering premises

47.—(1) An authorised officer who enters premises under section 46 may require any person found on the premises to—

(a) give the person’s name and address and such other proof of identity; and
(b) provide such other particulars,

as the authorised officer may require for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Any person who, upon being required by the authorised officer to give the person’s name and address or other proof of identity or to provide any particulars under subsection (1)—

(a) refuses to do so;
(b) wilfully misstates the person’s name and address or proof of identity; or
(c) provides false particulars,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

Power to search premises, etc.

48.—(1) Without affecting section 49, an authorised officer who enters premises under section 46 has full and free access to the premises and any thing at the premises, and may exercise all or any of the following powers:

(a) search the premises for any thing that may relate to compliance with this Act;