Cap. 200 Art. 10CleanAir Board. authorized officers.

(1) There shall be a Board, to be known as the Clean Air

Board, which shall be appointed by the Minister and which shall consist of not less than five and not more than nine members, of whom one shall be appointed by the Minister to be the Chairman of the Board.

(2) It shall be the function of the Board to perform any act required to be performed by it under this Act and to -

(a) keep under review the progress made in abating the pollution of the air in Malta;

(b) obtain the advice of persons having special knowledge, experience or responsibility in regard to prevention of pollution of the air;

(c) advise the Minister on any matter which he may deem proper to refer to it for advice.

(3) The Minister may by order make provision with respect to the proceedings of the Board and any such order may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order; but for so long as no such provision is in force, the Board may regulate its own proceedings. purpose of ascertaining that the provisions of this Act, or of any regulation, notice or order, made or given thereunder, are being observed -

(a) at all reasonable times to enter freely and without previous notice any premises or other place, or to board any vessel, to which he has reasonable cause to believe that any of the provisions aforesaid apply: Provided that an authorized officer shall not enter any premises used as residence unless twenty-four hours’ notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier of such premises or unless such occupier consents to such entry;

(b) to carry out in any such premises, place or vessel, any examination or enquiry which he may consider necessary for any of the purposes aforesaid;

(c) to require from any person such information (other than information which could incriminate the person giving it) as he may deem necessary for any of the purposes aforesaid;

and any person who wilfully obstructs, impedes or delays an authorized officer in the execution of his powers under this article, or who wilfully fails to give the information required by an authorized officer under this article or gives to such officer any information which he knows to be untrue, shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) An authorized officer shall be furnished with a certificate of his authority to act under this Act and, on applying for admission to any premises, place or vessel for the purposes of this Act, shall, if so required, produce the said certificate.