COMPETITION ORDINANCE
Ord. No. 14 of 2012
A1399
49. Duty to produce evidence of authority
An authorized officer executing a warrant must, if requested, produce for inspection—
- (a) documentary evidence of his or her identity;
- (b) documentary evidence of his or her authorization under section 47; and
- (c) the warrant.
50. Powers conferred by warrant
(1) A warrant issued under section 48 authorizes the persons specified in it—
- (a) to enter and search the premises specified in the warrant;
- (b) to use such force for gaining entry to the premises and for breaking open any article or thing found on the premises as is reasonable in the circumstances;
- (c) to make use of such equipment as is reasonable in the circumstances;
- (d) to remove by force any person or thing obstructing the execution of the warrant;
- (e) to require any person on the premises to produce any document that appears to be a relevant document, in the possession or under the control of that person;
- (f) to make copies of or take extracts from any document that appears to be a relevant document found on the premises or produced to a person executing the warrant;
- (g) to prohibit any person found on the premises from—
- (i) altering or otherwise interfering with any document that appears to be a relevant document; or
- (ii) removing any such document from the premises or causing or permitting any other person to remove such document from the premises;
- (h) to take possession of any documents found on the premises that appear to be relevant documents if—
- (i) such action appears to be necessary for preserving the documents or preventing interference with them; or
- (ii) it is not reasonably practicable to take copies of the documents on the premises;
- (i) to take any other steps that appear to be necessary for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (h)(i);