Cap. 645 Art. 24Right of entry.

(1) Any officer, employee or agent of the competent authority, on producing proof of his authority, if required, shall have the power to enter any premises occupied by a person on whom a notice has been served in terms of article 22 or whose affairs are being investigated in terms of article 23, for the purpose of obtaining therefrom the information or documents required by that notice, or for the purpose of carrying out on-site inspections or investigations, and of exercising any of the powers conferred by the said articles.

(2) Where any officer, employee or agent of the competent authority has cause to believe that if the notice referred to in article 22 were to be served, it would not be complied with, or that any documents to which it may relate would be removed, tampered with or destroyed, such officer, employee or agent shall have the power on producing proof of his authority, if required, to enter any premises referred to in sub-article (1) for the purpose of obtaining therefrom any information or documents specified in the authority, being information or documents that may have been required in accordance to such notice as referred to in article 22.

(3) For the purposes of any action taken in accordance with the provisions of this article, the competent authority may request the assistance of the Commissioner of Police, who may for such purpose exercise such powers as are vested in him by law.