WIPO Database of Intellectual Property Legislative Texts SOUTH AFRICA any power or duty which is granted to or imposed upon the administering officer by or under this Act, at any reasonable time without prior notice enter upon any place, premises or conveyance. (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) shall in connection with the exercise of a function conferred on the board by or under this Act or in terms of a scheme, apply mutatis mutandis to– (i) a person employed by the board; (ii) any person with whom the board has entered into an agreement in terms of section 2 (10) (a) (v); and (iii) any person employed by a person referred to in subparagraph (ii). (c) A person who enters upon any place, premises or conveyance in terms of this subsection shall show proof of his identity and authority when requested thereto by the person in charge of the place, premises or conveyance concerned. (2) A person referred to in subsection (1) may, when acting under that subsection– (a) take with him such assistants, appliances, instruments, tools or other things as he may deem necessary for the relevant purpose; (b) demand from the owner or person in charge of the place, premises or conveyance concerned all reasonable assistance that such person may deem necessary in order to enable him to exercise, carry out or perform his powers, duties or functions in connection with that place, premises or conveyance; (c) examine or test any liquor product, material, substance or other article in respect of which this Act or scheme applies and which is, or which is suspected to be, produced, processed, treated, prepared, graded, classified, packed, marked, labelled, held, bottled, removed, transported, exhibited or sold there; (d) inspect the operations or processes in connection with any action referred to in paragraph (c), and demand from the owner or custodian of the liquor product, material, substance or other article concerned, or from the person supervising such operations or processes, any information or an explanation regarding the operation, process, liquor product, material, substance or other article concerned; (e) take such samples of the liquor product, material, substance or other article concerned as he may deem necessary, and for such purpose open any container in which that liquor product, material, substance or other article is contained; and (f) examine and make copies of or take extracts from any book or document in respect of which he on reasonable grounds suspects that it relates to such product, material, substance or other article, irrespective of whether it is kept on or at the place, premises or conveyance concerned or at any other place, and demand from the owner or custodian of such book or document an explanation of any record or entry therein. (3) The provisions of subsection (2) (d) and (f) shall not be construed as authorizing a person referred to in subsection (1) to demand information by which he may acquire knowledge of any secret formula for the production or blending of a liquor product. (4) A sample taken in terms of subsection (2) (e) shall with the least possible delay be submitted to an analyst for testing, examination or analysis. (5) A person referred to in subsection (1) shall in respect of each sample taken of a liquor product contained in a labelled container, issue a receipt of sampling to the custodian of the product concerned. 19. Seizures.– (1) A person referred to in section 18 (1) may at any reasonable time and in any manner deemed fit by him, without prior notice to any person, seize any liquor product, material, substance or other article, or any book or document, that– (a) is concerned or is on reasonable grounds believed by him to be concerned in the commission or suspected commission of any offence under this Act; (b) may afford evidence of the commission or suspected commission of any such offence; or (c) is intended or is on reasonable grounds believed by him to be intended to be used in the commission of any such offence. ZA011EN Marks (Liquors), Act (Consolidation), 17/05/1989 (1993), No. 60 (No. 11) page 15 / 25