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(a) in respect of which he reasonably suspects that an offence has

been committed under this Ordinance; or

(b) which he reasonably suspects to be, or to contain, evidence of the

commission of such an offence.

(3) An authorized officer may enter and search any premises (other than domestic premises) or place connected with the manufacture, processing, production, storage, distribution or sale of anything in respect of which a licence has been issued under this Ordinance.

(4) An authorized officer who seizes anything under this section shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, give a receipt for it, and he may permit any person who would be entitled to have possession of it, or be entitled to inspect it but for its seizure, to inspect it at any reasonable time and to photograph or make copies of it.

12. Ancillary powers of investigation of suspected offence

An authorized officer may-

(a) use such force as is reasonably necessary to enter any place or premises which he is empowered by section 10 or 11 to enter and search;

(b) use such force as is reasonably necessary to remove a person or thing obstructing him in the exercise of a power conferred or the performance of a duty imposed on him by section 10 or 11;

(c) detain a person found in any place or premises which he is empowered by section 10 or 11 to search until the premises or place has been searched; and

(d) search the person and property and effects of a person whom he reasonably suspects of being guilty of an offence under this Ordinance, but no person shall be searched except by a person of the same sex or be searched in a public place if he objects to being so searched.

13. Offences in relation to enforcement

A person who

(a) wilfully resists, obstructs or delays any authorized officer in the exercise of any powers conferred on him by or under this Ordinance;

(b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement

made by an authorized officer under section 10, 11 or 12;

(c) in compliance or purported compliance with any such requirement produces a record or document which is incorrect or inaccurate in a material respect and which he knows to be