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Regulation 3 Powers of authorised officers

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An authorised officer, having reasonable cause to suspect that an offence under these Regulations has been committed, being provisions which the enforcement authority are required or empowered to enforce, and on producing, if so required, some duly authenticated document showing his authority, upon exercising a right to enter premises or any other place under sections 36 and 37 of the Act, may require any person carrying on a trade or business or employed in connection with a trade or business, to produce any books or documents relating to the trade or business, and he may take copies of any such book or document, or of any entry in any such book or document.