Powers of entry
23.
(1) The Authority may authorise an officer of the Authority to exercise
any of the powers pursuant to subsection(2).
(2) An officer so authorised may, where the officer has reason to believe
that an offence under this Act has been, or is being, committed —
(a) enter and search any premises, vehicle or vessel;
(b) call for and examine any licence, book or other document;
(c) take copies of or extracts from any book or document or any
entry of the book or document.
(3) An officer shall, if so requested, produce the officer's Authority to
exercise powers under this section.
Offences
24.
(1) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse
communicates to another person information which the person has acquired
while acting as a member, officer, employee or agent of the Authority is guilty of
an offence.
(2) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse —
(a) wilfully fails to furnish any information when required by the
Authority to do so;
(b) wilfully fails to comply with a summons issued or an order
made by the Authority;
(c) wilfully fails to answer a question put to the person by a
member in the course of proceedings of the Authority held under
this Act;
(d) knowingly gives false evidence before the Authority;
(e) wilfully obstructs a member, officer, employee or agent of
the Authority exercising functions under this Act; or
(f) acts in contempt of the Authority,
is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person who in any application for a licence under this Act or
pursuant to any requirement under section 10(1)(a)or 24(2) makes any statement
which the person knows to be false in a material particular is guilty of an offence.
(4) A person who contravenes section 20(1) or, when directed by the
Authority, contravenes section 21(2) or contravenes any condition of a licence or
contravenes any regulation is guilty of an offence: