Power to enter premises, carry out inspection and examination and prohibit sale or export of timber
13.—(1)  Subject to subsection (3), the Chairman or any officer of the Board so authorised in writing by the Chairman may enter any registered business premises of an exporter or any mill or yard and carry out such inspection and examination as he may consider necessary, and may seize and detain any books, documents or other things found in the premises entered that may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder.
(2)  A person making an entry under subsection (1) may be accompanied by any other person or persons he considers necessary.
(3)  If the Chairman or any officer of the Board authorised under subsection (1) has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder has been committed in respect of any timber found in the course of the inspection and examination under this section, he may prohibit the sale or export of the timber by —
(a)sealing, marking or packaging the timber in such manner as to clearly indicate that the timber is subject to prohibition; and
(b)posting in a conspicuous part of the premises a prohibitory notice in such form as the Chairman thinks fit.
(4)  Any person who sells or exports timber in contravention of the prohibition imposed under subsection (3), or in any manner tampers with the seal, mark, packing or prohibitory notice placed, carried out or posted under that subsection shall be guilty of an offence.
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