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Provided that no person shall be deemed to have acted in contravention of the provisions of this section if his failure to comply therewith is proved to be attributable to causes beyond his control.

registers,

10. Every registered importer of any scheduled com- Books, modity shall keep and maintain such books or registers as etc. may be prescribed and shall enter or cause to be entered therein the prescribed particulars with respect to his business as an importer of that commodity. Every such book or register shall be made available for inspection by the Con- troller or any person authorized by him.

of registra-

11. The Controller may at any time cancel the registra- Cancellation tion and the permit of any importer who has contravened any tion and provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation thereunder. permits. Any such cancellation shall be in writing and shall state the reason for the cancellation. An appeal shall lie to the Governor in Council against any such cancellation.

entry and

12. The Controller or any person authorized by him Powers of may at any reasonable time during the day enter any granary, examination. warehouse, godown, shop, store or other permises in which stocks or reserves of any scheduled commodity are kept or required under this Ordinance to be kept, and may make such examination therein as he may deem necessary. In this section "examination" includes the weighing and measuring of any stocks or reserves.

obtain

13. The Controller may, by notice served on any trader Power to or importer concerned with any scheduled commodity, information. require him to make periodical and other returns at such times and containing such particulars as may be specified in the notice, as to the stocks of the commodity from time to time held by him and as to the facilities available for storing and for utilizing stocks of the commodity.

14. (1) Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of section 8 or section 9 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

(2) The court which convicts any person of the offence of having imported any quantity of a scheduled commodity in contravention of the provisions of section 9 may, in addition to any other punishment which it may impose for that offence, order that the whole or any part of such quantity shall be forfeited.

(3) The court which convicts any registered importer of the offence of contravening the provisions of section 9 may, in addition to any other punishment which it may impose for that offence, make an order cancelling the registration of that importer and the permit issued to him.

(4) Any person who-

(a) fails or refuses to furnish any return required to be furnished under this Ordinance; or

(b) makes in any return or other document furnished under this Ordinance any statement which is false in any material particular; or

Offences and

penalties.