91Powers to inspect and seize things

91 Powers to inspect and seize things

91 Powers to inspect and seize things

(1) An inspector may, on any premises lawfully entered, do anything that in the opinion of the inspector is necessary to be done for the purposes of this Part, including (but not limited to) the things specified in subsection (2).

(2) An inspector may do any or all of the following—

(a) carry out surveillance activities,

(b) examine and inspect any part of the premises or any article or thing on the premises,

(c) make such examinations and inquiries as the inspector considers necessary,

(d) require records and other documents required to be kept for the purposes of this Act or the regulations to be produced for inspection,

(e) examine and inspect any such records or other documents,

(f) take copies of any such records or other documents,

(g) seize anything that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing is connected with an offence under this Act or the regulations,

(h) do any other thing the inspector is empowered to do under this Part.

(3) The power conferred on a person authorised under subsection (2) to require the production of a document includes the power—

(a) to require its translation into the English language, if it is not written in English, and

(b) to require the production, in hard-copy, or graphic form, of a document that is stored electronically or that otherwise consists of anything referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of document in the Interpretation Act 1987.

(4) The power to seize anything connected with an offence includes a power to seize—

(a) a thing with respect to which the offence has been committed, and

(b) a thing that will afford evidence of the commission of the offence, and

(c) a thing that was used for the purpose of committing the offence.

A reference to any such offence includes a reference to an offence that there are reasonable grounds for believing has been committed.