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Formal Consolidation |  1997 RevEd
Power of Chief Executive to obtain information
8.—(1)  The Chief Executive or an officer or agent of the Board authorised by the Chief Executive in that behalf shall at all times have full and free access to all buildings, places, books, documents and other papers for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of cess to be paid by any person under this Act, and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from any such books, documents or papers.
(2)  The Chief Executive or an officer or agent of the Board authorised by the Chief Executive in that behalf may take possession of any such books, documents or papers where in his opinion —
(a)the inspection, copying or extraction thereof cannot reasonably be performed without taking possession;
(b)the books, documents or papers may be interfered with or destroyed unless possession is taken; or
(c)the books, documents or papers may be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence under this Act or in proceedings for the recovery of cess.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 15 of 2010
Power of Chief Executive to obtain information
8.—(1)  The Chief Executive or an officer or agent of the Board authorised by the Chief Executive shall at all times have full and free access to all buildings, places, books, documents and other papers to enable the Board to advise the Minister as to —
(a)whether any tourist hotel, tourist food establishment or tourist public house should be specified in any order under section 5; or
(b)the amount of cess to be paid by any person under this Act,
and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from any such books, documents or papers.
[16/2008 wef 19/09/2008]
(2)  The Chief Executive or an officer or agent of the Board authorised by the Chief Executive in that behalf may take possession of any such books, documents or papers where in his opinion —
(a)the inspection, copying or extraction thereof cannot reasonably be performed without taking possession;
(b)the books, documents or papers may be interfered with or destroyed unless possession is taken; or
(c)the books, documents or papers may be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence under this Act or in proceedings for the recovery of cess.