Tobacco Act, 1934
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Inspection of records. |
5.—(1) Every record kept in pursuance of this Act or regulations made thereunder or, in pursuance of regulations made under section 3 of the Finance Act, 1908 , may be inspected at all reasonable times by an inspector of the Minister or an inspector of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, and it shall be the duty of the person required to keep such record to produce it on demand for the inspection of such inspector. | |
(2) If any person fails to produce for inspection by an inspector of the Minister or an inspector of the Minister for Industry and Commerce on demand any record which he is required by this section to produce or obstructs any such inspector in the making of such inspection, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. | ||
(3) An offence under this section, if committed in relation to an inspector of the Minister, may be prosecuted by or at the suit of the Minister as prosecutor. | ||
(4) An offence under this section, if committed in relation to an inspector of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, may be prosecuted by or at the suit of that Minister as prosecutor. |