26IOrder requiring supply of information and answers to questions

26I Order requiring supply of information and answers to questions (1) For the purpose of monitoring compliance with this Act or the regulations, an inspector, with the written approval of the Director, may apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order requiring any person at a time and place specified by an inspector— (a) to answer, orally or in writing, any questions put by an inspector relating to an endorsed pawnbroker's business as a pawnbroker; or (b) to supply, orally or in writing, information required by an inspector in relation to an endorsed pawnbroker's business as a pawnbroker. (2) If the Magistrates' Court is satisfied on the basis of evidence presented by the Director that the order is necessary for the purpose of monitoring compliance with this Act or the regulations, the Court may grant the order sought. (3) An order under this section must state a day, not later than 28 days after the making of the order, on which the order ceases to have effect. (4) An inspector who executes an order under this section must, as soon as practicable after that execution, notify the Magistrates' Court in writing of the time and place of execution of the order. S. 26J inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 36.