Section 115
Section 115
(1)
Any officer of excise exercising his powers under sections 110, 111, 112, 113,
116 and 117 shall be given access to any recorded information or computerised data, whether stored in a computer or otherwise.
(2)
In addition, an officer of excise exercising his powers under sections 110, 111,
112, 113, 116 and 117 may –
(a)
inspect and check the operation of any computer and any associated apparatus or material which he has reasonable cause to suspect is or has been used in connection with such information or data; and
(b)
require –
(i)
the person by whom or on whose behalf the officer of excise has reasonable cause to suspect the computer is or has been so used;
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(ii)
the person having charge of, or is otherwise concerned with, the operation of the computer, apparatus or material, to provide him with such reasonable assistance as he may require for the purposes of this section.
(3)
In subsection (1), “access” includes being provided with the necessary password, encryption code, decryption code, software or hardware and any other means required to enable comprehension of recorded information or computerised data.
Access to places or premises.