Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331)

Trusts and Trustees Act (Cap. 331), article 50

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50. (1) Any officer, employee or agent of the Authority, on producing, if required, evidence of his authority, may enter premises occupied by a person on whom a notice has been served under this Act for the purpose of obtaining the information or documents required by that notice, or otherwise for the purpose of the investigation, and of exercising any of the powers conferre d upon it. (2) Where any officer, employee or agent of the Authority has reasonable cause to believe that if such notice as is referred to in subarticle (1) were served it would not be complied with or tha t any documents to which it could relate would be removed, tampered with or destroyed, such person may, on producing, if required, evidence of his authority, enter any premises referred to in subarticle (1) for the purpose of obtaining from there any information or documents specified in the authority, being information or documents that could have been required under such notice as is referred t o in subarticle (1). (3) For the purposes of any action taken under the provisions of this article, the Authority may request the assistance of the Commissioner of Police, who may for such purpose exercise such powers as are vested in him for the prevention of offences and the enforcement of l aw and order. Added by: XIII. 2004.32. SANCTIONS Offences and administrative sanctions. Amended by: XIV . 1989.12. Substituted by: XIII. 2004.32. Amended by: L.N. 424 of 2007; X. 2011.11; XI. 2014.27; XXXI. 2017.13.

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