(1) Without limiting section 32, an authorised officer may, at any premises
lawfully entered under this Act for a purpose referred to in section 30A (1),
do any or all of the following--
(a) examine any licence, registers, books,
records or other documents on the premises,
(b) make a copy on the premises
of any licence, registers, books, records or other documents and retain that
copy,
(c) require any person to make a copy on the premises of any licence,
registers, books, records or other documents and give that copy to the
authorised officer to retain,
(c1) make such examinations and inquiries as
the authorised officer considers necessary,
(d) take such photographs, films,
audio, video or other recordings as the authorised officer considers
necessary,
(e) require any person to produce any licence, registers, books,
records or other documents on the premises,
(f) require any person to answer
any question relating to any licence, registers, books, records or other
documents or any other relevant matter,
(g) take any licence, registers,
books, records or other documents from the premises for the purposes of
copying them,
(h) seize any licence, registers, books, records or other
documents, or any other thing that the authorised officer believes on
reasonable grounds is connected with an offence against this Act or the
regulations.
(2) The power to seize anything connected with an offence
includes a power to seize anything that will provide evidence of the
commission of an offence.
(3) Any registers, books, records or other
documents taken only for the purpose of copying them must be returned when
that copying is completed.
