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GAMBLING DUTIES
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requires for the purpose of exercising his or her powers in relation to the premises;
(e) operate electronic equipment in or on the premises;
(f) search or cause to be searched any individual or any thing found in or on the premises for, and seize, any document or thing which the Commissioner or enforcement official believes on reasonable grounds—
(i) is evidential material relevant to, or is intended to be used for the purpose of committing, an offence under this Act or the Regulations; and
(ii) it is necessary to secure the document or thing in order to prevent it from being concealed, lost or destroyed;
(g) require any individual found in the premises to answer any question (to the best of that individual’s knowledge, information and belief), and to provide any document or information, about any taxable gambling undertaking, taxable gaming revenue or any other matter relevant to an enforcement purpose.

(3) The power under subsection (2)(e) to operate electronic equipment in or on any premises includes the power—

(a) to use a disk, tape or other storage device that is in or on the premises and can be used with the equipment or in association with the equipment;
(b) to operate electronic equipment in or on the premises to put the relevant data in documentary form and remove the documents so produced from the premises; and
(c) to operate electronic equipment in or on the premises to transfer the relevant data to a disk, tape or other storage device that—
(i) is brought to the premises for the exercise of the power; or