Banking Act (Cap. 371), article 21

21. (1) Any officer, employee, agent or inspector of the competent authority may, on pro ducing, if required, evidence of his authority - (a) enter any premises occupied by a person on whom a notice has been served under article 20 above or article 2 2 b e l o w f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f o b t a i n i n g t h e r e t h e information or documents required by that notice; (b) enter any premises occupied by any person on whom a notice could be served under article 20 above or article 22 below for the purpose of obtaining there such information or documents as are specified in the authority, being information or documents that could have been required by such a notice; but the competent authority shall not authorise any person to act under this paragraph unless it has reasonable cause to believe that if such a notice were served it would not be complied with or that any documents to which it would relate would be removed, tampered with or destroyed: Provided that where an entry as is mentioned in this sub- article involves premises that are occupied for the purposes of habitation, such entry shall be carried out in the presence of an officer of the Police of a rank not below that of inspector and shall moreover not take place between nin e in the evening and five in the morning. (2) No person shall intentionally obstruct a person exercising rights conferred by this article. Investigations. Amended by: XVII. 2002.179; XX. 2007.106; XVII. 2009.26; II. 2011.24; X. 2015.34; LXXI.2021.45.