- (c) adopt or incorporate by reference standards that have been published by any body or authority, with or without modification and either as in effect on a particular date specified in the notice or as amended from time to time.
(3) A notice published under this section shall not be regarded as subsidiary legislation.
Inspection and enforcement
17. Power of authorized officers to inspect licensed premises, etc.
(1) Every authorized 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 Commissioner, at any time) any licensed premises;
- (b) to inspect and search the licensed premises and every part thereof;
- (c) to require the production of any licence relating to the operation of the licensed premises or the business concerned, whether granted under this Ordinance or otherwise;
- (d) to require the production of any book or document relating to the business concerned, including any licence or other document relating to a person’s right to manufacture optical discs;
- (e) to inspect, remove and detain for the purpose of examination for so long as the Commissioner may consider necessary and to examine and copy any such licence, book or document;
- (f) to remove and detain for the purpose of examination for so long as the Commissioner may consider necessary and to examine samples of optical discs found in the licensed premises;
- (g) to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this Ordinance or the Copyright Ordinance (92 of 1997) or the conditions of any licence granted under this Ordinance are being, or have been, complied with; and
- (h) to exercise such other powers as may be necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) A licensee and the employees, servants or agents of a licensee shall furnish the means required by an authorized officer to enable him to exercise his powers or perform his duties under this section.
(3) If in pursuance of this section any authorized officer, having demanded admission into any place and declared his name and business at any entrance thereof, is not immediately admitted, he and any person acting in his aid may break into and forcibly enter the place.
