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Offences.

grounds that there is in any premises or place evidence of an offence under this Part he may-

(a) enter and search without a warrant any such premises (other than domestic premises) at any reasonable time; and

(b) require the production of, seize, detain and remove any article, register, record or other document which may be evidence of a0 offence under this Part.

(2) A magistrate may, if he is satisfied by information on oath that there may be found in any domestic premises any evidence of an offence under this Part, issue a warrant authorizing the Commis- sioner, any public officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner or any police officer not below the rank of inspector to enter and search the domestic premises at any reasonable time.

(3) No person shall hinder or impede the Com- missioner, any public officer or any police officer in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his powers under this section.

290, (1) Any person who contravenes subsec- tion (1), (2) or (3) of section 28A shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of live thousand dollars.

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (5) of section 28C or subsection (4) of section 28E shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on convio- tion to a fine of one thousand dollars.

(3) Any licensee who contravenes subsection (1). (2) or (3) of section 29 or any provision of section 29A shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars.

(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (3) of section 29C shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars.

(5) Any person who-

(a) in connexion with any application to the Commissioner under subsection (1) of sec- tion 28B or subsection (1) of section 28D furnishes any information which he knows

Application

of sections 29, 294.

298 and

290 to holders of corlificates

of exemp tion and exempted employment agencies,

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or reasonably ought to know to be false or misleading in any material particular; or

(b) in connexion with any inquiry or inspection

under section 293-

(i) fails without reasonable excuse to produce any register, record or other docu- ment relating to the employment agency when required to do so by the Commissioner or any public officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner; or

(ii) furnishes to the Commissioner or any such public officer any information which he knows or reasonably ought to know to be false or misleading in any material particular.

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars.

29E. (1) Sections 29, 29A, 298 and 29C shall apply to bolders of certificates of exemption in the same manner as they apply to licensees.

(2) Every reference to an employment agency in sections 29, 29A, 29B and 29C shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to both an employment agency licensed under section 28B and an employment agency exempled under section 28D.

30. The Governor in Council may make regula. tions for all or any of the following purposes----

(a) prescribing the procedure for the issue of

licences and certificates of exemption; (b) fixing the fees to be paid for the issue and renewal of a licence or certificate of exemp- tion and the method of payment of such fees:

(c) prescribing the procedure to be followed when a licensee or holder of a certificate of exemption-

(i) ceases

agency: or

to operate his employment

(ii) changes the place of business of his employment agency: