Control of Exports Act 2023
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Powers of authorised officer to request information and enter premises | ||
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57. For the purposes of this Act, an authorised officer who has reasonable grounds for believing a person is engaged in a relevant activity may— | ||
(a) by notice given to any person who the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing is involved in a relevant activity, require that person— | ||
(i) to furnish to him or her any information, records or other items referred to in section 58 in the person’s possession which the authorised officer reasonably requires and specified in the notice, within the period specified in the notice, and | ||
(ii) where appropriate to attend before the authorised officer to answer such questions as the authorised officer may ask relative to those matters and to make a declaration of the truth of the answers to those questions, | ||
(b) following the receipt of information, records or evidence under paragraph (a), by notice given, require that person to furnish such further information, records or other items that the authorised officer may reasonably require and specified in the notice, within the period specified in the notice, or | ||
(c) subject to section 59 , enter (if necessary by the use of reasonable force) at all reasonable times any premises— | ||
(i) that he or she has reasonable grounds for believing, has been or is being used in connection with a relevant activity, or | ||
(ii) at which, he or she has reasonable grounds for believing, records or documents relating to a relevant activity are kept. |