Cap. 436 чл. 19Appointment of authorised officers.

(1) The Minister may, on the advice of the Board, designate public officers to be authorised officers for the control of wine and wine related products.

(2) No person, who is engaged directly or indirectly in any business related to wine or wine related products, shall act as an authorised officer; and no public officer shall be engaged directly or indirectly in any business related to wine or wine related products.

(3) An authorised officer shall have the power, at any reasonable time, to enter and inspect any premises in or at which he has reason to believe that any wine is being produced, bottled, stored, sold or offered for sale, to examine and search such premises, to inspect any such wine and to take samples thereof:

Provided that an authorised officer shall not enter into any dwelling unless authorised by a Magistrate.

(4) An authorised officer shall have the right of access to, and inspection of, any registers, records and notes kept in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of regulations made thereunder.

(5) Any authorised officer exercising any power conferred by subarticle (3) may -

(a) seize and obtain any records which he has reason to believe may be required as evidence in proceedings under any of the provisions of this Act or of regulations made thereunder; and

(b) in the case where the records are kept by means of a computer, require the records to be printed.

(6) Any authorised officer who discloses to any person any information obtained by him in the course of his duties with regards to any trade secret, shall, without prejudice to any other liability under any other law, unless the disclosure is made necessarily in the performance of his duty, be guilty of an offence.

(7) Any person who -

(a) intentionally obstructs or causes the obstruction of any person acting in the proper exercise of his functions under this Act; or

(b) without reasonable cause, fails to give to any person acting in the exercise of his functions under this Act, any assistance or information which he may be required to give under this or any other law, or gives false or misleading information, shall be guilty of an offence.