S.L. 524.1 Art. 17Enforcement powers.

(1) Any officer or employee of the Authority, duly authorised by the Authority, in a reasonable time, can enter any clinic, laboratory or any other property in order to:

(a) make the necessary inspections and, or to ensure that no infringement of the provisions of the Act, or these regulations, or of the Protocols which the Authority is entitled to enforce, or of any decision of the Authority, is being committed;

(b) have access to and collect all the necessary data or information that the Authority may require.

(2) Whosoever does not allow, or impedes, any official or employee of the Authority from duly exercising his duty under the Act and, or these regulations, and, or the Protocols, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall on conviction, be liable to an administrative fine as established in regulation 18(9), or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.