Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · s 66

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66.
Power to require production of documents etc.
(1) For the purpose of discharging his functions and duties under this
Act, the Director or an authorised officer may at any time require any person —
(a) to produce to the Director or authorised officer for inspection or for the purpose of obtaining copies or extracts, or to provide the
Director or authorised officer with copies or extracts of, any book, shipping bill, bill of lading or other document or record that the
Director or authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds to contain any information relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act; or
(b) to furnish any information as the Director or authorised officer may reasonably require.
(2) The Director or an authorised officer may record any information furnished by any person under subsection (1)(b) as a statement which shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings in connection with any offence against this Act.
(3) Any person who fails to comply with any requirement made by the
Director or an authorised officer under subsection (1)(a) or (b) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.

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s 66Power to require production of documents etc.

(1)

For the purpose of discharging his functions and duties under this

Act, the Director or an authorised officer may at any time require any person —

(a)

to produce to the Director or authorised officer for inspection or for the purpose of obtaining copies or extracts, or to provide the

Director or authorised officer with copies or extracts of, any book, shipping bill, bill of lading or other document or record that the

Director or authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds to contain any information relevant to the administration or enforcement of this Act; or

(b)

to furnish any information as the Director or authorised officer may reasonably require.

(2)

The Director or an authorised officer may record any information furnished by any person under subsection (1)(b) as a statement which shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings in connection with any offence against this Act.

(3)

Any person who fails to comply with any requirement made by the

Director or an authorised officer under subsection (1)(a) or (b) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.