Section 10: Power to enter, inspect, search, etc. Any officer authorised in this behalf by the 1[Com ­

10. Power to enter, inspect, search, etc. Any officer authorised in this behalf by the 1[Com ­ missioner] may___ (a) enter and inspect any premises, vessels, vehicles, or aircraft, used or believed to be used for the purchase, sale, transport, or storage for sale of any essential article ; (b) enter and search any premises, vessels, vehicles, or aircraft, and seize any essential article, together with the containers thereof, in respect of which he has reasons to believe that a contravention of the pro visions of this Act has been or is about to be com mitted ; 1 Subs. by A.O., 1964, Art. 2 and Sch., for “Agent” which had been subs. by the Repealing and Amending Ordinance, 1961 (1 of 1961), s. 3 and 2nd Sch., for “Chief Commissioner”. (c) direct the owner, occupier or other person in charge of such premises, vehicles, vessels or aircraft or any trader to produce any books, accounts, vouchers or other documents relating to the purchase, sale or storage for sale or transport of any essential article or to furnish such information relating to such trans action as the officer so authorised may require ; (d) inspect or cause to be inspected any books, accounts, vouchers or other documents relating to any such transaction as aforesaid ; and (e) take or cause to be taken extracts from or copies of any document relating to such transaction.

Effective date: 1953-01-01

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