Cap. 647 Art. 42Right of entry.

(1) Any officer, employee or agent of the competent authority, on producing evidence of his authority, if required, shall have the power to enter any premises, other than the private residences of natural persons, occupied by a person on whom a notice has been served in accordance with article 40 or whose affairs are being investigated in accordance with article 41, for the purpose of obtaining therefrom the information or documents required by such 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:

Provided that the right of entry under this sub-article shall also apply to private residences of natural persons where such entry is necessary for the competent authority to fulfil its duties under Title VI of the MiCA Regulation and Part VI.

(2) Where any officer, employee or agent of the competent authority has cause to believe that if the notice referred to in article 40 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 evidence of his authority, if required, to enter any premises in accordance with sub-article (1) for the purpose of obtaining 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 40.

(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.