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1934

No. 36 of 1931.

DUTIABLE COMMODITIES.

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Powers of revenue officers.

are to perform their duties and may remove such revenue officers.

(2) The Superintendent shall have power to impose a fine not exceeding ten dollars on any revenue officer whom he finds to have neglected or absented himself from his duty or to have committed any breach of discipline; such fine shall be deducted from the officer's pay and shall be in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable.

(3) Every revenue officer shall be provided by the Superintendent with a suitable badge of office.

(4) Every revenue officer when acting against any person under this Ordinance shall declare his office and produce his badge to such person.

(5) Every person removed from the office of revenue officer shall forthwith, and every revenue officer shall on demand, surrender his badge of office to the Superintendent.

(6) The Superintendent, all police officers, all revenue officers appointed under any other Ordinance, the superintendent of the aerodrome and his assistant superintendents, and all railway officials not below the rank of traffic inspector, shall have the powers of a revenue officer under this Ordinance.

12. (1) Every revenue officer shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have power to do all or any of the following things-

(a) to enter at all reasonable times, or, if specially authorized in writing by the Superintendent for the purposes of this section, at any time, by day and night, and remain as long as he thinks fit upon, any premises or place in respect of which any person holds a licence under this Ordinance and to inspect and examine the premises or place and every part thereof;

(b) to require the production of any licence, permit, and any book or document kept in pursuance of this Ordinance or any regulations thereunder, and to inspect, examine and copy any such book or document;

(c) to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Ordinance and of any regulations are complied with as respects any goods to which this Ordinance applies;