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Powers to inspect and demand production of drugs, books or documents.
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24.—(1) For the purpose of enforcing this Act and regulations made thereunder, a member of the Garda Síochána or a person authorised in that behalf by the Minister in writing may at all reasonable times—
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(a) enter any building or other premises in which a person carries on business as a producer, manufacturer, seller or distributor of controlled drugs,
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(b) require any such person, or any person employed in connection with such a business, to produce any controlled drugs which are in his possession or under his control,
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(c) require any such person, or any person so employed, to produce any books, records or other documents which relate to transactions concerning controlled drugs and which are in his possession or under his control, and
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(d) inspect any controlled drug, book, record or other document produced in pursuance of a requirement under this section.
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(2) Every person authorised by the Minister under subsection (1) of this section shall be furnished with a certificate of his authorisation, and if when claiming to exercise a power by virtue of this section any such person is required to produce the said certificate, the power shall not be exercisable by him except on production of the certificate.
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