S.L. 117.7 ст. 7Powers of the Board. Cap.12 .

The Board shall have the power -

(a) to summon persons to appear and give information on oath at such place, day and time as it may determine;

(b) to require any person in possession of books, accounts or documents that may have a bearing on its investigations to produce to it such books, accounts or other documents or to require any such person to furnish to it such estimates, extracts or returns as it may require;

(c) to require any person in possession of goods or things that may have a bearing on its investigations to produce to it samples of such goods or things, and/or specifications thereof, on payment of a fair and reasonable compensation;

(d) at all reasonable times to enter any place where any business or undertaking relating to its investigations is being carried out or where it has reason to believe that any goods or things to which those terms refer are kept or stored, or where it has reason to believe that any books, accounts or documents which may be relevant to the inquiry are kept; as well as any other place or premises used by or under the control of the persons to whom that business or undertaking appertains: Provided that the Board shall not, unless it thinks that it is necessary to do so, enter into any premises used as a dwelling house without giving the occupiers thereof at least twenty-four hours notice of its intention of so doing;

(e) to take samples of any of the goods or things referred to in paragraph (d) of this regulation making a fair and reasonable compensation;

(f) to examine, test and analyse or cause to be examined, tested and analysed any samples, goods or things making where necessary a fair and reasonable compensation;

(g) to inspect in such manner and at such place as it may determine and take extracts from any books, accounts or documents referred to in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this regulation;

(h) to enforce in such manner as it deems fit the attendance before it for the purposes of this regulation of persons ordered to do so and the doing of anything ordered under this regulation; for the purpose of such enforcement, the Board shall have the same powers as the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) as set out in the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure except that it shall not in any case have power to order the detention of any person.