Offences in relation to certificates of origin.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the discretion con- ferred by subsection (3) of section 5, the name of any person who fails to comply with any requirement of a chamber of commence or other body under subsection (2) may be deleted from its register.
7. (1) Any person who-
(a) forges, or causes to be forged, any certificate of origin: (b) not being an officer of any chamber of commerce or other body who is authorized by such chamber of com- merce or other body in that behalf, makes, or causes 10 be made, any alteration of, or addition to or deletion from, any certificate of origin;
(c) knowingly unters or makes use of, or causes to be utlered or made use of, any forged certificate of origin or any certificate of origin that has been altered or added 10, or from which any deletion has been made, by any person other than an officer of the chamber of commerce or other body by which the certificate of origin was issued who is authorized in that behalf;
(d) knowingly utters or makes use of, or causes to be uttered or made use of, as applying to any article any certificate of origin which does not so apply; or
(e) substitutes, or causes or suffers or permits any other person to substitute, any other article for any article in respect of which a certificate of origin has been issued, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars and to imprisonment for
one year.
(2) Any person who, with intent to deceive...
(a) makes or causes to be made any false or incorrect statement in any declaration made for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of origin; or
(6) makes or gives or causes to be made or given any false or incorrect statement or information in any documbet that be knows or has reason to believe may be used in support of an application for the issue of a certificate of origin; or
(c) furnishes any false records or information under sub-
section (2) of section 6.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of fifty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one year.
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8. (1) Without prejudice to the prosecution of any person for an offence under section 5 or 7, where a document in respect of which an offence has been committed under section 5 or 7 has been issued or purports to have been issued on behalf of a com- pany, partnership or business-
(a) such company; and
(b) every director, partner and other person concerned in
the management of such company, partnership or busi dess who has had such document in his possession or under his control,
shall be guilty of an offence unless it is proved that it or he-
() took all practicable steps to prevent the commission of
an offence under section 5 or 7; and
(i) on demand made by an authorized officer, gave all the information in its or his power with respect to such document.
(2) Any company or person found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine of fifty thou- sand dollars.
9. A complaint may be made or an information laid in respect of an offence under any of the provisions of this Ordin- ance within two years from the time when the matter of such complaint or information respectively arose.
10. (1) Any authorized officer or any police officer of or above the rank of inspector may-
(a) subject to subsection (2), enter and search any place, or board and search any vessel (other than a ship of war) or any aircraft (other than a military aircraft) or search any vehicle, in which be reasonably suspects there is evidence of the commission of an offence under this Ordinance,
(b) seize, remove and detain-
(i) anything in respect of which be reasonably sus- pects that an offence under this Ordinance has been committed; or
(ii) anything that appears to him to be, or to be likely to be or to contain, evidence of an offence under this Ordinance; end
(c) enter and inspect the premises at or from which any person manufactures, processes, produces or sells any article that is included or is to be included in any cer- tificate of origin.
Liability of company. directors, etc.
Time limit for charge of offence.
Powers of authorized officer.