S.L. 409.8 Art. 21Enforcement.

(1) Any person authorised in writing by the Authority as provided for in article 40 of the Act, may -

(a) enter and inspect at all reasonable times, any premises being used as a tourism operation, whether it is licensed under the Act or otherwise;

(b) board land and seaborne transport, to investigate a breach in relation to the provisions of the Act or any regulations made thereunder;

(c) require any tourism operator to produce, verbally or in writing, any operational information as may be reasonably required in relation to the inspection being carried out;

(d) examine and withdraw copies of any records found therein which he has reason to believe may contain evidence of any offence committed against the provision of the Act or any regulations made thereunder;

(e) enquire from any person who appears to him to be engaged in, or carrying on, or employed in the business of the tourism operation, on any matter relating to the application or the compliance with the provisions of the Act or any regulations made thereunder;

(f) obtain photographic and video recordings as necessary evidence.

(2) Any person authorised to carry out an inspection of a tourism operation, shall provide means of identification or written authorisation.

(3) Any person carrying out such inspection shall give a written receipt of any object or document withdrawn by him under the provisions of this regulation, to the person from whose possession such object or document has been withdrawn.