1989 Ed.]
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(c) to seize and remove any thing which may appear to him to be evidence of an offence under section 17M. (Added 30 of 1989 s. 4)
(1A) Any employer from whom any records or lists which an employer is required to keep under section 17K or other documents have been seized and removed under subsection (1)(c) shall, pending any proceedings for an offence under section 17M, be entitled to make copies of and take extracts from such records, lists or other documents and it shall be the duty of the Director at all reasonable times, and subject to such reasonable conditions as to security or otherwise as he may impose, to give the employer access to them for that purpose. (Added 30 of 1989 s. 4)
(2) Any immigration officer or immigration assistant and any police officer may, if in uniform or upon production of his authority if required, without prejudice to any other provision of this Ordinance or to any other law call for, inspect and copy any record of employees.
17LA. Production of record or list
(1) A senior labour inspector or a labour inspector appointed under section 3 of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (Cap.59) may, by notice in writing served on an employer, require the employer to produce to him for inspection any record or list which an employer is required to keep under section 17K before the expiry of such time being not less than 72 hours as shall be specified in the notice.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) may be served by serving a copy-
(a) personally;
(b) by registered post addressed to the last known place of business or residence of the person to be served; or
(c) on any person who appears to the person serving the notice to be an employee of the person to be served.
(Added 30 of 1989 s. 5)
17M. Offences
(1) Any person who-
(a) contravenes section 17K(1), (2) or (3); or
(b) fails to produce for inspection a record or list of employees when lawfully required to do so, (Amended 30 of 1989 s. 6)
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000.
(2) Any person who fails or refuses to produce for inspection a document the production of which is required under section 17L(1)(b) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000.
(3) Any person who obstructs any public officer in the execution of his duty under this Part commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months: