Section 27
Powers of enforcement
of Brunei Darussalam Food Authority Act
(1)
In addition to the powers conferred on him by any other written law, an officer or employee of the Authority may, on declaration of his office and production to the person against whom he is acting such identification card as the Chief Executive Officer may direct to be carried by officers or employees of the Authority, in relation to any offence under this Act or such other written law or for the purposes of investigating any offence or contravention of a provision of this Act, do all or any of the following —
(a)
conduct such investigations as may be advantageous, necessary or expedient for the purposes of performing its functions and discharging its duties under this Act;
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(b)
require any person whom he reasonably believes to have committed an offence under this Act or such other written law to furnish evidence of the person’s identity;
(c)
require any person, for the purposes of this Act or such other written law, to furnish any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof in the possession of that person, and may, without fee or reward, inspect, copy or make extracts from such book, document or copy;
(d)
require, by order in writing, the attendance before the officer or employee of any person being within the limits of Brunei Darussalam who, from any information given or otherwise obtained by the officer or employee, appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case, and the person so ordered shall attend as so required.
(2)
Any person who —
(a)
refuses to give access to, or assaults, obstructs, hinders or delays, an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of the duties by such officer or employee of the Authority under this Act or any other written law;
(b)
wilfully mis-states or without lawful excuse refuses to give any information or produce any book, document or copy thereof required of him by an officer or employee of the Authority under subsection (1); or
(c)
fails to comply with a lawful demand of an officer or employee of the Authority in the discharge of the duties by such officer or employee of the Authority under this Act or any other written law, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both and, in the case of a subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.